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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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#*$~,..... Nick And Miku Are Both Stationed In .....,~$*#
####*$:~,. Early Processing, Housed In A State Of .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. The Art Factory Close To The Docks. .,~:$*####
##*:,,,,,. They Create The Early Building Blocks .,,,,,:*##
####*$:~,. That Are Later Combined Into The Meals .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. That'S Sold To Customers. .,~:$*####
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#$$$~..... The Bases Are Mostly Sludges .....~$$$#
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####*$:~,. :~ Blood Colony .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. (Made With A Type Of Bacteria) .,~:$*####
#*$~...... :~ Wild Flesh ......~$*#
####*$:~,. (Free Roaming Animals) .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. :~ Organs .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. (Taken From A Living Human That .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. Is Willing To Sell) .,~:$*####
####*$:~,. :~ Minerals .,~:$*####
#*$$~..... :~ Blood Colony Two .....~$$*#
#$~,,..... :~ Insects .....,,~$#
##*$:,,... (Which Are Mainly Used For Their ...,,:$*##
####*$:~,. Brain, Which Is Used To Extract .,~:$*####
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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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