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,,,,,^=*£@ ,^ ======= ======= ======= ^, @£*=^,,,,,
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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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,^=\*$£##@ AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING @##£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£### SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ###£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE #@#£$*\=^,
,^==\\\*$# WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. #$*\\\==^,
,,,,,=*$£# #£$*=,,,,,
,^=\*$£#@# HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$$$££ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ££$$$*\=^,
,,,,,,,=*£ 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 ##$$$*\=^,
,,,^\\*$£# AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE #£$*\\^,,,
,^=\*$£### FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ###£$*\=^,
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,^=\*$£££@ NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN @£££$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF #@#£$*\=^,
,,,,==**$# THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. #$**==,,,,
,,,,,^\\$# THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS #$\\^,,,,,
,^=\*$£#@# THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*£#@## THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ##@#£*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$£#@# THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES #@#£$*\=^,
,^=\*$#@## OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ##@#$*\=^,
,^=\*$£@## ##@£$*\=^,
,,,,,^^\$£ \= PLANT MATTER £$\^^,,,,,
,,,,,==\*£ \= BLOOD COLONY £*\==,,,,,
,^=\\\$$## (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ##$$\\\=^,
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,,,,,=**£@ (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. £££$\\=,,,
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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. @£$\\=,,,,
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,^=\*$£#@# THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. #@#£$*\=^,
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