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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 ¨^»^*¤¤¶##
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¤¤¤^»^^¨¨¨ he's been lucky; the place is ¨¨¨^^»^¤¤¤
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#¶¤*^»¨¨¨¨ his paws on something worthwhile, it'll ¨¨¨¨»^*¤¶#
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#¤¤¤^»^¨¨¨ almost eerily empty. there are few ¨¨¨^»^¤¤¤#
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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 ¨^»^*¤¶###
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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 ¨¨^»^^¤¤¶#
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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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#¤¤¤¤*^»^¨ the factory is surrounded by the blood ¨^»^*¤¤¤¤#
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