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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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###&%%:~:, 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 ,:~:%%##
&%~:,,,,,, Or Pastes, Such As: ,,,,,,:~%&
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###&%%:~:, :~ Wild Flesh ,:~:%%##
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&&&%~~,,,, :~ Organs ,,,,~~%&&&
&&&%%~:,,, (Taken From A Living Human That ,,,:~%%&&&
&%%%::,,,, Is Willing To Sell) ,,,,::%%%&
###&%%:~:, :~ Minerals ,:~:%%##
###&%%:~:, :~ Blood Colony Two ,:~:%%##
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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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###&%%:~:, The "Wild flesh" Vats. ,:~:%%##
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