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.......... H3'S NOT 4BOV3 P3TTY CR1M3, BUT H3 ..........
.........- KNOWS TH4T 1F H3 PUTS 1N 4 B1T OF WORK, -.........
........-- H3 W1LL F1ND MUCH MOR3 LUCR4T1V3 --........
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.....--:$# 4ND THUS H3'S CURR3NTLY WORK1NG #$:--.....
....--:$#@ 4LONGS1D3 H4TSUN3 M1KU FOR 4 COMP4NY @#$:--....
...--:$#@@ TH4T M4K3S SYNTH3T1C M34L R3PL4CEMENTS. @@#$:--...
..--:$#@@# H3'S GOT 4 V4GU3 OUTL1N3 OF 4 PL4N, TO #@@#$:--..
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..--:$#@@# B3TTER, SOM3 FORMUL4? TH3SE TH1NGS 4R3 #@@#$:--..
...--:$#@@ WORTH 4 LOT TO 4 COMP3T1TOR. @@#$:--...
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.....--:$# H3'S B3EN LUCKY; TH3 PL4C3 1S #$:--.....
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.......--: 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 --........
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....--:$#@ 34RLY PROC3SS1NG, HOUS3D 1N 4 ST4T3 OF @#$:--....
.....--:$# TH3 4RT F4CTORY CLOS3 TO TH3 DOCKS. #$:--.....
......--:$ TH3Y CR34TE TH3 34RLY BU1LDING BLOCKS $:--......
.......--: TH4T 4R3 L4T3R COMB1N3D 1NTO TH3 M34LS :--.......
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.......... TH3 B4S3S 4R3 MOSTLY SLUDG3S ..........
.......... OR P4ST3S, SUCH 4S: ..........
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........-- :- BLOOD COLONY --........
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.....--:$# (FR3E RO4M1NG 4N1MALS) #$:--.....
....--:$#@ :- ORG4NS @#$:--....
...--:$#@@ (T4K3N FROM 4 L1VING HUM4N TH4T @@#$:--...
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....--:$#@ (WH1CH 4R3 M41NLY US3D FOR TH31R @#$:--....
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........-- OR1GIN4L CULTUR3 WH1CH 1S F3D BLOOD --........
.......--: M34L, BON3 M34L, WH4T DO3SN'T QU4L1FY :--.......
......--:$ 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. @@#$:--...
..--:$#@@# #@@#$:--..
.--:$#@@## 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 @#$:--....
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.......--: 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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