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,,,,,,,,=/ /=,,,,,,,,
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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 $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= be easy to just waltz out. until then, =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ keep doing the work... /=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ 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. ##@&$=/=,,
,,,=/=$&@# #@&$=/=,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ none of the employees know this.) @&$=/=,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ === === $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= === === === =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ === === /=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ 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. #@&$=/=,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ @&$=/=,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& the bases are mostly sludges &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ or pastes, such as: $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ /= plant matter /=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= /= blood colony =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ (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 $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= (which are mainly used for their =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ brain, which is used to extract /=,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= receptors that detect pheromones) =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& === === &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ === === === @&$=/=,,,,
,,,=/=$&@# === === #@&$=/=,,,
,,=/=$&@## ##@&$=/=,,
,,,=/=$&@# 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. $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ 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. $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ === === @&$=/=,,,,
,,,=/=$&@# === === === #@&$=/=,,,
,,=/=$&@## === === ##@&$=/=,,
,,,=/=$&@# #@&$=/=,,,
,,,,=/=$&@ nick is uncomfortable around @&$=/=,,,,
,,,,,=/=$& the "wild flesh" vats. &$=/=,,,,,
,,,,,,=/=$ $=/=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=/= =/=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,=/ /=,,,,,,,,
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