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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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#$%%:~^,,, THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ,,,^~:%%$#
####$%:~^, OR PASTES, SUCH AS: ,^~:%$####
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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 ,,,,~%%%%#
####$%:~^, FACTORY THAT CONTAINS A VAST NUMBER OF ,^~:%$####
##$:~^^,,, AUXILLIARY BLOOD COLONIES. MIKU WATCHES ,,,^^~:$##
####$%:~^, OVER THESE AS WELL. THEIR PURPOSE IS ,^~:%$####
####$%:~^, UNCLEAR. ,^~:%$####
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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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####$%:~^, NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ,^~:%$####
####$%:~^, THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ,^~:%$####
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