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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 ..~«\%£§@#
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