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.&.&.&.&&. H3'S NOT 4BOV3 P3TTY CR1M3, BUT H3 .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. KNOWS TH4T 1F H3 PUTS 1N 4 B1T OF WORK, .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. H3 W1LL F1ND MUCH MOR3 LUCR4T1V3 .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. R3W4RDS. .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&..&. 4ND THUS H3'S CURR3NTLY WORK1NG .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 4LONGS1D3 H4TSUN3 M1KU FOR 4 COMP4NY .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. TH4T M4K3S SYNTH3T1C M34L R3PL4CEMENTS. .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. H3'S GOT 4 V4GU3 OUTL1N3 OF 4 PL4N, TO .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. SC4TT3R W1TH SOM3 PRODUCT, OR 3VEN .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. B3TTER, SOM3 FORMUL4? TH3SE TH1NGS 4R3 .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. WORTH 4 LOT TO 4 COMP3T1TOR. .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&..&. H3'S B3EN LUCKY; TH3 PL4C3 1S .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. SURPR1SINGLY UNGU4RD3D. ONC3 H3'S GOT .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. H1S P4WS ON SOM3TH1NG WORTHWH1L3, 1T'LL .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. B3 34SY TO JUST W4LTZ OUT. UNT1L TH3N, .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. K3EP DO1NG TH3 WORK... .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&..&. COM3 TO TH1NK OF 1T, TH3 PL4C3 1S .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 4LMOST 3ER1LY 3MPTY. TH3RE 4R3 F3W .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. COWORK3RS. (1N F4CT TH3 COMP4NY 1S .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 41-RUN 4ND ONLY 4 F3W K3Y ROL3S 4R3 .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. F1LL3D BY 4CTUAL P3OPLE. .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&..&. N1CK 4ND M1KU 4R3 BOTH ST4T1ON3D 1N .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 34RLY PROC3SS1NG, HOUS3D 1N 4 ST4T3 OF .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. TH3 4RT F4CTORY CLOS3 TO TH3 DOCKS. .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. TH3Y CR34TE TH3 34RLY BU1LDING BLOCKS .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. TH4T 4R3 L4T3R COMB1N3D 1NTO TH3 M34LS .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. TH4T'S SOLD TO CUSTOM3RS. .&.&..&.&&
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.&.&.&.&&. :~ BLOOD COLONY .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. (M4D3 W1TH 4 TYP3 OF B4CT3R1A) .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. :~ W1LD FL3SH .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. (FR3E RO4M1NG 4N1MALS) .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. :~ ORG4NS .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. (T4K3N FROM 4 L1VING HUM4N TH4T .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 1S W1LLING TO S3LL) .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. :~ M1N3R4LS .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. :~ BLOOD COLONY TWO .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. :~ 1NS3CTS .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. (WH1CH 4R3 M41NLY US3D FOR TH31R .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. BR41N, WH1CH 1S US3D TO 3XTR4CT .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. R3CEPTORS TH4T D3TECT PH3ROMONES) .&.&..&.&&
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.&.&.&..&. COLON13S. TH3RE'S L4RG3 V4TS OF TH3 .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. OR1GIN4L CULTUR3 WH1CH 1S F3D BLOOD .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. M34L, BON3 M34L, WH4T DO3SN'T QU4L1FY .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. TO GO 1N TH3 "W1LD FL3SH" P4ST3, 4ND .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. SOM3 PROC3SS1NG CH3M1C4LS. 4LL TH3SE .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. 1NGR3DIENTS H4V3 4N 3FFECT ON TH3 BLOOD .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. WH1CH 1N TURN 4FF3CTS M1KU. .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&.&&. F4CTORY TH4T CONT41NS 4 V4ST NUMB3R OF .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. 4UX1LLIARY BLOOD COLON13S. M1KU W4TCH3S .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. OV3R TH3SE 4S W3LL. TH31R PURPOS3 1S .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. UNCL34R. .&.&.&&..&
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.&.&.&..&. TH3 F4CTORY 1S SURROUND3D BY TH3 BLOOD .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. M34L F4RMS. TH3RE 1S 4 CONST4NT .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. 3XCH4NGE OF BLOOD 4ND BLOOD M34L. TH1S .&.&.&&..&
.&.&.&.&&. PROV1D3S TWO OF TH3 M4JOR M4T3R1ALS FOR .&.&..&.&&
.&.&.&..&. BOTH TH3 COLON13S 4ND M1KU. .&.&.&&..&
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