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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 ,^«:†%¤#@#
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#%†«^,,,,, (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 ,,,«::†¤¤#
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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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