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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. ,,,,,,@@@,
,@@,@,@@@, ,,,,,,@,,@
@@,@@@@,,@ 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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