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@@,,@,@@,, ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, ,,,,@,,,,@
,@@,,,@@@, NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. ,,,,,@,,,@
,@@@,,@,@@ ,, ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ,, @,,,,,@,,,
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,,,@@@,,@, HE'S NOT ABOVE PETTY CRIME, BUT HE ,,@,,,,,@,
,,,@,@@,,, KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ,,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,@@@,, HE WILL FIND MUCH MORE LUCRATIVE @,,,@,,,,,
,@,,,@,@@, REWARDS. ,@,,,@,,,,
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,,,@,,,@,@ AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING @,,@,,,@,,
,,,,@,,,,@ ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY @@,,@,,,@,
,,,,,@,,,@ THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. @@@,,@,,,@
@,,,,,@,,, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO @,@@,,@,,,
,@,,,,,@,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,@@@,,@,,
,,@,,,,,@, BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE ,,@,@@,,@,
,,,@,,,,,@ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. @,,,@@@,,@
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,@,,,@,,,, HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ,@@,,,@@@,
,,@,,,@,,, SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ,@@@,,@,@@
@,,@,,,@,, HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ,@,@@,,,@@
@@,,@,,,@, BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ,,,@@@,,@,
@@@,,@,,,@ KEEP DOING THE WORK... @,,@,@@,,,
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,,@@@,,@,, COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ,,@,,@,@@,
,,@,@@,,@, ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW @,,@,,,@@@
@,,,@@@,,@ COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ,@,,@,,@,@
@@,,@,@@,, AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ,,@,,@,,,@
,@@,,,@@@, FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ,,,@,,@,,@
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,@,@@,,,@@ NONE OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THIS.) @,,,,@,,@,
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,@,,@,,@,@ NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN @,,,,,@,,,
,,@,,@,,,@ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ,@,,,,,@,,
,,,@,,@,,@ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ,,@,,,,,@,
,,,,@,,@,, THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ,,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,@,,@, THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ,,,,@,,,,,
,@,,,,@,,@ THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. @,,,,@,,,,
,,@,,,,@,, ,@,,,,@,,,
,,,@,,,,@, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,@,,,,@,,
,,,,@,,,,@ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,,,@,,,,@,
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@,,,,,@,,, *~ PLANT MATTER @,,,,@,,,,
,@,,,,,@,, *~ BLOOD COLONY @@,,,,@,,,
,,@,,,,,@, (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) @@@,,,,@,,
,,,@,,,,,@ *~ WILD FLESH @,@@,,,,@,
,,,,@,,,,, (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ,,@@@,,,,@
@,,,,@,,,, *~ ORGANS ,,@,@@,,,,
,@,,,,@,,, (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT @,,,@@@,,,
,,@,,,,@,, IS WILLING TO SELL) @@,,@,@@,,
,,,@,,,,@, *~ MINERALS ,@@,,,@@@,
,,,,@,,,,@ *~ BLOOD COLONY TWO ,@@@,,@,@@
@,,,,@,,,, *~ INSECTS ,@,@@,,,@@
@@,,,,@,,, (WHICH ARE MAINLY USED FOR THEIR ,,,@@@,,@,
@@@,,,,@,, BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ,,,@,@@,,,
@,@@,,,,@, RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) @,,,,@@@,,
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,@@,,,@@@, ,,,,,@,,,@
,@@@,,@,@@ MIKU IS IN CHARGE OF THE BLOOD @,,,,,@,,,
,@,@@,,,@@ COLONIES. THERE'S LARGE VATS OF THE ,@,,,,,@,,
,,,@@@,,@, ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ,,@,,,,,@,
,,,@,@@,,, MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY ,,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,@@@,, TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND @,,,@,,,,,
,@,,,@,@@, SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE ,@,,,@,,,,
,,@,,,,@@@ INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD ,,@,,,@,,,
,,,@,,,@,@ WHICH IN TURN AFFECTS MIKU. @,,@,,,@,,
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,,,,,@,,,@ THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE @@@,,@,,,@
@,,,,,@,,, FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF @,@@,,@,,,
,@,,,,,@,, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,,@@@,,@,,
,,@,,,,,@, OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ,,@,@@,,@,
,,,@,,,,,@ UNCLEAR. @,,,@@@,,@
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,@,,,@,,,, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,@@,,,@@@,
,,@,,,@,,, MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ,@@@,,@,@@
@,,@,,,@,, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,@,@@,,,@@
@@,,@,,,@, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,,@@@,,@,
@@@,,@,,,@ BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. @,,@,@@,,,
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,@@,,,@@@, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,@,,@,,@
,@@@,,@,@@ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,@,,@,,
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