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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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@##$==«-,, come to think of it, the place is ,,-«==$##@
#@##$==«-, almost eerily empty. there are few ,-«==$##@#
@##$==«-,, coworkers. (in fact the company is ,,-«==$##@
##$==«-,,, ai-run and only a few key roles are ,,,-«==$##
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@##$==«-,, none of the employees know this.) ,,-«==$##@
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@##$==«-,, nick and miku are both stationed in ,,-«==$##@
#@##$==«-, early processing, housed in a state of ,-«==$##@#
@##$==«-,, the art factory close to the docks. ,,-«==$##@
##$==«-,,, they create the early building blocks ,,,-«==$##
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##$==«-,,, that's sold to customers. ,,,-«==$##
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#@##$==«-, the bases are mostly sludges ,-«==$##@#
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@##$==«-,, (made with a type of bacteria) ,,-«==$##@
#@##$==«-, =« wild flesh ,-«==$##@#
@##$==«-,, (free roaming animals) ,,-«==$##@
##$==«-,,, =« organs ,,,-«==$##
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##$==«-,,, is willing to sell) ,,,-«==$##
@##$==«-,, =« minerals ,,-«==$##@
#@##$==«-, =« blood colony two ,-«==$##@#
@##$==«-,, =« insects ,,-«==$##@
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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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@##$==«-,, the factory is surrounded by the blood ,,-«==$##@
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#$==«-,,,, exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,,,,-«==$#
##$==«-,,, provides two of the major materials for ,,,-«==$##
@##$==«-,, both the colonies and miku. ,,-«==$##@
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@##$==«-,, nick is uncomfortable around ,,-«==$##@
#@##$==«-, the "wild flesh" vats. ,-«==$##@#
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