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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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£@$$†~,... THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ...,~†$$@£
#£@$$†~,.. OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ..,~†$$@£#
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#£@$$†~,.. †~ PLANT MATTER ..,~†$$@£#
£@$$†~,... †~ BLOOD COLONY ...,~†$$@£
@$$†~,.... (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) ....,~†$$@
$$†~,..... †~ WILD FLESH .....,~†$$
$†~,...... (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) ......,~†$
†~,....... †~ ORGANS .......,~†
$†~,...... (TAKEN FROM A LIVING HUMAN THAT ......,~†$
$$†~,..... IS WILLING TO SELL) .....,~†$$
@$$†~,.... †~ MINERALS ....,~†$$@
£@$$†~,... †~ BLOOD COLONY TWO ...,~†$$@£
#£@$$†~,.. †~ INSECTS ..,~†$$@£#
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#£@$$†~,.. BRAIN, WHICH IS USED TO EXTRACT ..,~†$$@£#
£@$$†~,... RECEPTORS THAT DETECT PHEROMONES) ...,~†$$@£
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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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