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,-~^§§$$££   Alongside Hatsune miku For A Company   ££$$§§^~-,
,-~^§$£@## That Makes Synthetic Meal Replacements.  ##@£$§^~-,
,,,-~§§£@@  He'S Got A Vague Outline Of A Plan, To  @@£§§~-,,,
,,,,~§$£££    Scatter With Some Product, Or Even    £££$§~,,,,
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,-~^§$£@##  His Paws On Something Worthwhile, It'Ll ##@£$§^~-,
,-~^§$£@##  Be Easy To Just Waltz Out. Until Then,  ##@£$§^~-,
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,-~^§$£@##    Almost Eerily Empty. There Are Few    ##@£$§^~-,
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,-~^§$£@##         Filled By Actual People.         ##@£$§^~-,
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,,,,,~^$$£   They Create The Early Building Blocks  £$$^~,,,,,
,-~^§$£££@  That Are Later Combined Into The Meals  @£££$§^~-,
,-~^^^§££@         That'S Sold To Customers.        @££§^^^~-,
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,-~^§$£@##        (Free Roaming Animals)            ##@£$§^~-,
,-~^§$£@##  ^~ Organs                               ##@£$§^~-,
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,-~^§$£££@ Ingredients Have An Effect On The Blood  @£££$§^~-,
,-~^§$£@##       Which In Turn Affects Miku.        ##@£$§^~-,
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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   ££§§^~~-,,
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,-~^§$£@##        Both The Colonies And Miku.       ##@£$§^~-,
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