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#@£$§/«.,, knows that if he puts in a bit of work, ,,.«/§$£@#
@£$§/«.,,, he will find much more lucrative ,,,.«/§$£@
£$§/«.,,,, rewards. ,,,,.«/§$£
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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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#@£$§/«.,, none of the employees know this.) ,,.«/§$£@#
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#@£$§/«.,, nick and miku are both stationed in ,,.«/§$£@#
##@£$§/«., early processing, housed in a state of ,.«/§$£@##
#@£$§/«.,, the art factory close to the docks. ,,.«/§$£@#
@£$§/«.,,, they create the early building blocks ,,,.«/§$£@
£$§/«.,,,, that are later combined into the meals ,,,,.«/§$£
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@£$§/«.,,, the bases are mostly sludges ,,,.«/§$£@
#@£$§/«.,, or pastes, such as: ,,.«/§$£@#
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#@£$§/«.,, /« plant matter ,,.«/§$£@#
@£$§/«.,,, /« blood colony ,,,.«/§$£@
£$§/«.,,,, (made with a type of bacteria) ,,,,.«/§$£
$§/«.,,,,, /« wild flesh ,,,,,.«/§$
£$§/«.,,,, (free roaming animals) ,,,,.«/§$£
@£$§/«.,,, /« organs ,,,.«/§$£@
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#@£$§/«.,, /« minerals ,,.«/§$£@#
@£$§/«.,,, /« blood colony two ,,,.«/§$£@
£$§/«.,,,, /« insects ,,,,.«/§$£
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£$§/«.,,,, brain, which is used to extract ,,,,.«/§$£
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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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£$§/«.,,,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,,,.«/§$£
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