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..-«^†£#£@ Knows That If He Puts In A Bit Of Work, @£#£†^«-..
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....-«^†£# And Thus He'S Currently Working #£†^«-....
.....-«^†£ Alongside Hatsune miku For A Company £†^«-.....
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.......-«^ 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, £†^«-.....
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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. †^«-......
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....-«^†£# That Are Later Combined Into The Meals #£†^«-....
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.......-«^ ^« Wild Flesh ^«-.......
........-« (Free Roaming Animals) «-........
.........- ^« Organs -.........
.......... (Taken From A Living Human That ..........
.........- Is Willing To Sell) -.........
........-« ^« Minerals «-........
.......-«^ ^« Blood Colony Two ^«-.......
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.......-«^ Original Culture Which Is Fed Blood ^«-.......
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.........- 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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....-«^†£# Auxilliary Blood Colonies. Miku Watches #£†^«-....
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....-«^†£# Exchange Of Blood And Blood Meal. This #£†^«-....
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