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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 #¶@£%;«^..
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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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