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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. ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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... ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ 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: ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨§ ¨§¨§§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§§¨§ †« 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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