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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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.@.@@..@.. 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 ..@@@.....
........@. THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. ..@.@@....
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.......... THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES @@..@.@@..
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@......... \« PLANT MATTER .@.@@...@@
@@........ \« BLOOD COLONY ...@@@..@.
@@@....... (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ...@.@@...
@.@@...... \« WILD FLESH .....@@@..
..@@@..... (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. ....@@@..@
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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 .....@...@
.@@@..@... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ......@...
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