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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 ,,:~~††&§#
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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 ,:~:†&§###
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###§&†:~:, Ai-Run And Only A Few Key Roles Are ,:~:†&§###
###§&†:~:, Filled By Actual People. ,:~:†&§###
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###§&†:~:, Early Processing, Housed In A State Of ,:~:†&§###
###§&†:~:, The Art Factory Close To The Docks. ,:~:†&§###
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###§&†:~:, That'S Sold To Customers. ,:~:†&§###
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§†:~,,,,,, Miku Is In Charge Of The Blood ,,,,,,~:†§
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###§&†:~:, Original Culture Which Is Fed Blood ,:~:†&§###
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###§&†:~:, 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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###§&†:~:, Exchange Of Blood And Blood Meal. This ,:~:†&§###
###§&†:~:, Provides Two Of The Major Materials For ,:~:†&§###
###§&†:~:, Both The Colonies And Miku. ,:~:†&§###
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