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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
$=†=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=$
£$=†=,¨¨¨¨ HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ¨¨¨¨,=†=$£
@£$=†=,¨¨¨ SURPRISINGLY UNGUARDED. ONCE HE'S GOT ¨¨¨,=†=$£@
#@£$=†=,¨¨ HIS PAWS ON SOMETHING WORTHWHILE, IT'LL ¨¨,=†=$£@#
##@£$=†=,¨ BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ¨,=†=$£@##
#@£$=†=,¨¨ KEEP DOING THE WORK... ¨¨,=†=$£@#
@£$=†=,¨¨¨ ¨¨¨,=†=$£@
£$=†=,¨¨¨¨ COME TO THINK OF IT, THE PLACE IS ¨¨¨¨,=†=$£
$=†=,¨¨¨¨¨ ALMOST EERILY EMPTY. THERE ARE FEW ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=$
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ COWORKERS. (IN FACT THE COMPANY IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ AI-RUN AND ONLY A FEW KEY ROLES ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FILLED BY ACTUAL PEOPLE. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†=
$=†=,¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨,=†=$
£$=†=,¨¨¨¨ THERE IS A LARGE TANK BEHIND THE ¨¨¨¨,=†=$£
@£$=†=,¨¨¨ FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ¨¨¨,=†=$£@
#@£$=†=,¨¨ AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ¨¨,=†=$£@#
##@£$=†=,¨ OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ¨,=†=$£@##
#@£$=†=,¨¨ UNCLEAR. ¨¨,=†=$£@#
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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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