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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†%
†~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~†
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ †~ 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 ¨¨^~†%&¤£#
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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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