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.:«=*@§@## nick wilde is a red fox and a conman. ##@§@*=«:.
..:«=*@§@# .: ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« :. #@§@*=«:..
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.:«=*@§@## knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ##@§@*=«:.
..:«=*@§@# he will find much more lucrative #@§@*=«:..
.:«=*@§@## rewards. ##@§@*=«:.
..:«=*@§@# #@§@*=«:..
.:«=*@§@## 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. ##@§@*=«:.
..:«=*@§@# #@§@*=«:..
.:«=*@§@## 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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.:«=*@§@## 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. #@§@*=«:..
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..:«=*@§@# 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 #@§@*=«:..
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..:«=*@§@# is willing to sell) #@§@*=«:..
.:«=*@§@## =« minerals ##@§@*=«:.
..:«=*@§@# =« blood colony two #@§@*=«:..
.:«=*@§@## =« insects ##@§@*=«:.
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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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