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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 ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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 ¤@^†~,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†^ BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ^†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†^ EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ^†~,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~† THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. †~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,~†^@¤ ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD ¤@^†~,¨¨¨¨
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