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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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###&*^;«:. 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 ..:«;^*&##
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###&*^;«:. ;« PLANT MATTER .:«;^*&###
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###&*^;«:. (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) .:«;^*&###
##&*^;«:.. ;« WILD FLESH ..:«;^*&##
###&*^;«:. (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) .:«;^*&###
##&*^;«:.. ;« ORGANS ..:«;^*&##
###&*^;«:. (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT .:«;^*&###
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###&*^;«:. ;« 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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