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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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.##.#.#.#. NICK AND MIKU ARE BOTH STATIONED IN .##.#.##.#
..#.#.#.#. EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF ..#.#..#.#
.##.#.#.#. THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. .##.#.##.#
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.##.#.#.#. 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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.##.#.#.#. (MADE WITH A TYPE OF BACTERIA) .##.#.##.#
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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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..#.#.#.#. 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 .##.#.##.#
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