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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 ,,,,,,^=\†
$†\=^,,,,, UNCLEAR. ,,,,,^=\†$
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£@$†\=^,,, THE FACTORY IS SURROUNDED BY THE BLOOD ,,,^=\†$@£
#£@$†\=^,, MEAL FARMS. THERE IS A CONSTANT ,,^=\†$@£#
##£@$†\=^, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,^=\†$@£##
#£@$†\=^,, PROVIDES TWO OF THE MAJOR MATERIALS FOR ,,^=\†$@£#
£@$†\=^,,, BOTH THE COLONIES AND MIKU. ,,,^=\†$@£
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£@$†\=^,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,^=\†$@£
#£@$†\=^,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,^=\†$@£#
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