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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 .,«*&§@###
##@§&†*«,. 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. ..,,,,,*&@
##@§&†*«,. .,«*†&§@##
##@§&†*«,. 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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