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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   ###@§%/~-,
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,-~/%§@###         That'S Sold To Customers.        ###@§%/~-,
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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  #§§/~~~-,,
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,,,,,~~%@@       Both The Colonies And Miku.        @@%~~,,,,,
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,,,,,,-/§#       Nick Is Uncomfortable Around       #§/-,,,,,,
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