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.@..@..@.@ Nick wilde Is A Red Fox And A Conman. @...@.@@..
..@..@...@ .^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^. @@....@@@.
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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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@...@@@... 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 ..@.@@....
.@.@@..... That Are Later Combined Into The Meals ....@@@...
...@@@.... That'S Sold To Customers. ....@.@@..
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.....@@@.. The Bases Are Mostly Sludges ......@.@@
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@@@....@.@ †« Plant Matter .@@.......
@.@@.....@ †« 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. ..@...@@@.
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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. @@@.....@.
..@.@@.... @.@@.....@
@...@@@... 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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