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@@¶§¤*;--. Nick wilde Is A Red Fox And A Conman. .--;*¤§¶@@
##¶§¤*;--. .- ------- ------- ------- -. .--;*¤§¶##
##¶§¤*;--. .--;*¤§¶##
¶¶¶§¤*;--. 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. .....--;¤¶
#@¶§¤*;--. .--;*¤§¶@#
##¶§¤*;--. 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... .--;*¤§¶@#
§**;;--... ...--;;**§
@¶§*;----. 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: .--;****¤¶
@¶¶§¤*;--. .--;*¤§¶¶@
#@¶§¤*;--. ;- 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. ....-;*¤¤¶
@@¶§¤*;--. .--;*¤§¶@@
§§§*;-.... 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. ...--*¤§§§
#@¶§¤*;--. .--;*¤§¶@#
¶¶¤;--.... 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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@¶§§¤*;--. The "Wild flesh" Vats. .--;*¤§§¶@
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