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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... @§§§&§/-,,
,,-/§&§@@# #@@§&§/-,,
,,,--/§&@@ 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: §&//,,,,,,
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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. §§§§/-,,,,
,,-/§&§@@# #@@§&§/-,,
,,,,,,,-§§ 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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,,,,--§§@@ nick is uncomfortable around @@§§--,,,,
,,,--//&@@ the "wild flesh" vats. @@&//--,,,
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