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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^~/$§@ /~ WILD FLESH @§$/~^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^~/$§@@ (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) @@§$/~^¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~/ MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY /~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~/$§ SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE §$/~^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^~/$§@ INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD @§$/~^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^ EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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