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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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£†^=.,,,,, ^= 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 ,,.=^†£&##
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^=.,,,,,,, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,,,,,,,.=^
=.,,,,,,,, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,,,,,,,,.=
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