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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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#£#*§:».,, 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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###£#*:»., :» minerals ,.»:*#£###
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£££#*§:»., (which are mainly used for their ,.»:§*#£££
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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 ,.»:§*#£##
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£*§§:.,,,, some processing chemicals. all these ,,,,.:§§*£
##£#*§:»., ingredients have an effect on the blood ,.»:§*#£##
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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 ,.»:§*#£##
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#££#*§:»., the factory is surrounded by the blood ,.»:§*#££#
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###£*§:»., exchange of blood and blood meal. this ,.»:§*£###
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