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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                              ##£@§†^-,,
,,-^†§@£##        (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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