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¨:~/**#¶## he's not above petty crime, but he ##¶#**/~:¨
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¨:~/**#¶## he will find much more lucrative ##¶#**/~:¨
¨:~/****## rewards. ##****/~:¨
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¨:~/**#¶## and thus he's currently working ##¶#**/~:¨
¨:~/**#¶## alongside hatsune miku for a company ##¶#**/~:¨
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¨:~/**#¶## 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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¨:~/**#¶## his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ##¶#**/~:¨
¨¨¨¨:~//*# be easy to just waltz out. until then, #*//~:¨¨¨¨
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¨:~/**#¶## the art factory close to the docks. ##¶#**/~:¨
¨:~/**#¶## they create the early building blocks ##¶#**/~:¨
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¨:~/**#¶## over these as well. their purpose is ##¶#**/~:¨
¨:~/**#¶## unclear. ##¶#**/~:¨
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¨¨¨¨:/***¶ exchange of blood and blood meal. this ¶***/:¨¨¨¨
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