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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. ...~/%@&##
#&@%/~.... ....~/%@&#
&@%/~..... 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 .......~/%
@%/~...... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ......~/%@
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