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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... ¨¨###¨¨#¨#
##¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨ ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨¨¨#¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨ 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. #¨¨¨¨###¨¨
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¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ¨¨#¨¨¨¨###
#¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨ OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨#
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¨###¨¨#¨¨¨ †» 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. ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨# ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨# 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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