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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 ,,,«†%%¤¶@
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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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