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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.                 ,,#,,,,,,,
,,###,,#,#                                          #,,#,,,,,,
,,#,##,,,#  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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