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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. ##@£@§=~,,
,,,~~=@@£# #£@@=~~,,,
,,~=§@£@## 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. ##@£@§=~,,
,,~=§@@### ###@@§=~,,
,,,,,,=§££ 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: ##@£@§=~,,
,,,,,,,=@£ £@=,,,,,,,
,,,,~§@@@£ =~ 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. #@@£@§=~,,
,,,,,==@£# #£@==,,,,,
,,~=§@££@@ 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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,,,,,,==@£ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ £@==,,,,,,
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,,~=§@£@## NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ##@£@§=~,,
,,,,,,,~§£ THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. £§~,,,,,,,
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