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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 .,-**§§@##
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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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