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,:~=*£§¶## ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ##¶§£*=~:,
,:~=**£§¶# THAT MAKES SYNTHETIC MEAL REPLACEMENTS. #¶§£**=~:,
,:~=*£§¶## HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ##¶§£*=~:,
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,:~=*£§§¶# WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. #¶§§£*=~:,
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,:~=*£££§§ HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS §§£££*=~:,
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,:~=*£§¶¶¶ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ¶¶¶§£*=~:,
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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 ##¶§£*=~:,
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,:~=*£§¶## THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. ##¶§£*=~:,
,:~=*£§¶## THEY CREATE THE EARLY BUILDING BLOCKS ##¶§£*=~:,
,:~=*£§¶## THAT ARE LATER COMBINED INTO THE MEALS ##¶§£*=~:,
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,:~=*£§¶## 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 §££££*=~:,
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,:~=*££§¶# FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF #¶§££*=~:,
,:~=*£§¶## AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ##¶§£*=~:,
,:~=*£§¶## OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ##¶§£*=~:,
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,:~=*£§¶## 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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