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.»/%*¤#### N1CK WILD3 1S 4 R3D FOX 4ND 4 CONM4N. ####¤*%/».
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.~»/%*#### KNOWS TH4T 1F H3 PUTS 1N 4 B1T OF WORK, ####*%/»~.
.~»/%*¤### H3 W1LL F1ND MUCH MOR3 LUCR4T1V3 ###¤*%/»~.
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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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.~»/%*¤### TH3 B4S3S 4R3 MOSTLY SLUDG3S ###¤*%/»~.
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.....~»%¤¤ /» PL4NT M4TT3R ¤¤%»~.....
.....~//*# /» 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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.~»/%*¤### M1KU 1S 1N CH4RG3 OF TH3 BLOOD ###¤*%/»~.
....~»/%*# 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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.~»/%*¤### TH3RE 1S 4 L4RG3 T4NK B3H1ND TH3 ###¤*%/»~.
.~»/%*¤### F4CTORY TH4T CONT41NS 4 V4ST NUMB3R OF ###¤*%/»~.
.~»»»//**# 4UX1LLIARY BLOOD COLON13S. M1KU W4TCH3S #**//»»»~.
.~»/%*¤### OV3R TH3SE 4S W3LL. TH31R PURPOS3 1S ###¤*%/»~.
.~»/%*¤### UNCL34R. ###¤*%/»~.
.....»/*## ##*/».....
......~/%¤ 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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.~»/%*¤### N1CK 1S UNCOMFORT4BL3 4ROUND ###¤*%/»~.
....~»/%*# TH3 "W1LD FL3SH" V4TS. #*%/»~....
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