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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 ¨¨-=†^§¤@#
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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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