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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. ,,,,@,,,,@
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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 ,@@@,,@,,,
,,,@,,,,,, 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. ,,,@,@@,,@
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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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