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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. ......-=†§
†=-....... .......-=†
§†=-...... 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. ..-=†§##@#
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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. ...-=†§##@
##§†=-.... ....-=†§##
#§†=-..... 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) .....-=†§#
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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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