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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. ,^=^§%&@##
#@&%§^=^,, ,,^=^§%&@#
@&%§^=^,,, 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. ,,^=^§%&@#
@&%§^=^,,, ,,,^=^§%&@
#@&%§^=^,, 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 ,,^=^§%&@#
##@&%§^=^, (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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