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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†* NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~† ¨- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ -¨ †~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- 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. *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†*$ $*†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†*$¶ 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. ¶$*†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†*$ $*†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†* HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~† SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT †~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ KEEP DOING THE WORK... ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†* COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†*$ 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. ##¶$*†~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†* ~~~ ~~~ *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~† THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS †~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†* THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS *†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†*$ THAT'S SOLD TO CUSTOMERS. $*†~-¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~†*$¶# THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES #¶$*†~-¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-~†*$¶# †~ 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 ¶$*†~-¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-~†*$ 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 ##¶$*†~-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-~†*$¶ 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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