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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 ¨¨^/=§##@#
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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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#@##§=/^¨¨ surprisingly unguarded. once he's got ¨¨^/=§##@#
##@##§=/^¨ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ¨^/=§##@##
#@##§=/^¨¨ be easy to just waltz out. until then, ¨¨^/=§##@#
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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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##§=/^¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^/
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§=/^¨¨¨¨¨¨ the bases are mostly sludges ¨¨¨¨¨¨^/=§
#§=/^¨¨¨¨¨ or pastes, such as: ¨¨¨¨¨^/=§#
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#@##§=/^¨¨ /« blood colony ¨¨^/=§##@#
##@##§=/^¨ (made with a type of bacteria) ¨^/=§##@##
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#§=/^¨¨¨¨¨ (taken from a living human that ¨¨¨¨¨^/=§#
§=/^¨¨¨¨¨¨ is willing to sell) ¨¨¨¨¨¨^/=§
=/^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ /« minerals ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^/=
/^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ /« blood colony two ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^/
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§=/^¨¨¨¨¨¨ (which are mainly used for their ¨¨¨¨¨¨^/=§
#§=/^¨¨¨¨¨ brain, which is used to extract ¨¨¨¨¨^/=§#
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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 ¨¨^/=§##@#
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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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