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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... .#..#..#.#
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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: .#..#..#.#
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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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