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.~»:$*@# TH4T M4K3S SYNTH3T1C M34L R3PL4CEMENTS. #@#&*$:»~.
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.~»:$*## SURPR1SINGLY UNGU4RD3D. ONC3 H3'S GOT ###&*$:»~.
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.~»:$*@# COWORK3RS. (1N F4CT TH3 COMP4NY 1S #@#&*$:»~.
..~»:::$ 41-RUN 4ND ONLY 4 F3W K3Y ROL3S 4R3 #&$:::»~..
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.~»:$***&@ TH3 4RT F4CTORY CLOS3 TO TH3 DOCKS. @&***$:»~.
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.~~»:$*& (M4D3 W1TH 4 TYP3 OF B4CT3R1A) #&&*$:»~~.
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.~»:$*#@ (FR3E RO4M1NG 4N1MALS) @##&*$:»~.
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.~»:$*@@ (T4K3N FROM 4 L1VING HUM4N TH4T @@#&*$:»~.
..~~~::$&@ 1S W1LLING TO S3LL) @&$::~~~..
....»»$$$& :» M1N3R4LS &$$$»»....
..~~::*&&& :» BLOOD COLONY TWO &&&*::~~..
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.~»:$*@# (WH1CH 4R3 M41NLY US3D FOR TH31R #@#&*$:»~.
.~»:$*## BR41N, WH1CH 1S US3D TO 3XTR4CT ###&*$:»~.
.~»:$*#@## R3CEPTORS TH4T D3TECT PH3ROMONES) ##@#*$:»~.
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.~»:$*@# COLON13S. TH3RE'S L4RG3 V4TS OF TH3 #@#&*$:»~.
.~»:$****# OR1GIN4L CULTUR3 WH1CH 1S F3D BLOOD #****$:»~.
.~»»:$$$$& M34L, BON3 M34L, WH4T DO3SN'T QU4L1FY &$$$$:»»~.
.~»:$*@# TO GO 1N TH3 "W1LD FL3SH" P4ST3, 4ND #@#&*$:»~.
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.~»:$*&@ F4CTORY TH4T CONT41NS 4 V4ST NUMB3R OF @#&&*$:»~.
.~»:$*@# 4UX1LLIARY BLOOD COLON13S. M1KU W4TCH3S #@#&*$:»~.
.~»:$*## OV3R TH3SE 4S W3LL. TH31R PURPOS3 1S ###&*$:»~.
.~»:$$$* UNCL34R. #&*$$$:»~.
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.~~»»::$&& M34L F4RMS. TH3RE 1S 4 CONST4NT &&$::»»~~.
...~~»:$*# 3XCH4NGE OF BLOOD 4ND BLOOD M34L. TH1S #*$:»~~...
.~»:$@## PROV1D3S TWO OF TH3 M4JOR M4T3R1ALS FOR ##@#&$:»~.
...~~:::*# BOTH TH3 COLON13S 4ND M1KU. #*:::~~...
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