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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 ..~«^%%@¶#
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#¶@%%^«~.. his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ..~«^%%@¶#
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#¶@%%^«~.. the art factory close to the docks. ..~«^%%@¶#
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#¶@%%^«~.. some processing chemicals. all these ..~«^%%@¶#
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#¶@%%^«~.. which in turn affects miku. ..~«^%%@¶#
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#¶@%%^«~.. auxilliary blood colonies. miku watches ..~«^%%@¶#
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