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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. ,,@@,,,@,,
@@,@,,@,@, ,,@,@,,@@,
@,@@@,@@@@ 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. ,@@,,@@@@,
@@,@,,@@,, @@,@,@,,,@
,,@@@,@,@, none of the employees know this.) ,,@@@@@,,@
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,@@@,@,,,, === === @,@@,,,@@@
@@,,@@@,,, === === === @@@,@,,@,,
@,@,@,,@,, === === ,,,@@@,@@,
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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: @,@,@@@,,,
,@,@@@,,,@ ,@@@@,,@,,
,@@@,,@,,@ ^= 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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,@,@@@,@@, === === @,@@@@@@,@
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,,,,@,@,@@ === === ,,,@,,,,@,
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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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,@,,@@@,,@ === === ,@@@@,,@@@
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@,,@@@,@@@ nick is uncomfortable around ,@@,,@@@@,
@@,@,,@@,, the "wild flesh" vats. @@,@,@,,,@
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