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,,,^«\§*¤¶ ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, ¶¤*§\«^,,,
,,^«\§*¤¶# NICK WILDE IS A RED FOX AND A CONMAN. #¶¤*§\«^,,
,^«\§*¤¶## ,^ ««««««« ««««««« ««««««« ^, ##¶¤*§\«^,
,,^«\§*¤¶# #¶¤*§\«^,,
,,,^«\§*¤¶ 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. ¶¤*§\«^,,,
,,^«\§*¤¶# #¶¤*§\«^,,
,^«\§*¤¶## THE BASES ARE MOSTLY SLUDGES ##¶¤*§\«^,
,,^«\§*¤¶# OR PASTES, SUCH AS: #¶¤*§\«^,,
,,,^«\§*¤¶ ¶¤*§\«^,,,
,,,,^«\§*¤ \« 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) *§\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\§*¤ ¤*§\«^,,,,
,,,^«\§*¤¶ ««« ««« ¶¤*§\«^,,,
,,^«\§*¤¶# ««« ««« ««« #¶¤*§\«^,,
,^«\§*¤¶## ««« ««« ##¶¤*§\«^,
,,^«\§*¤¶# #¶¤*§\«^,,
,,,^«\§*¤¶ 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. §\«^,,,,,,
,,,,,^«\§* *§\«^,,,,,
,,,,^«\§*¤ 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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