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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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