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¨¨¨¨¨--\%$ SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN $%\--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--\% BETTER, SOME FORMULA? THESE THINGS ARE %\--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\ WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. \--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨--\% EARLY PROCESSING, HOUSED IN A STATE OF %\--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--\%$ THE ART FACTORY CLOSE TO THE DOCKS. $%\--¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- (FREE ROAMING ANIMALS) -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-- ORIGINAL CULTURE WHICH IS FED BLOOD --¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨--\ MEAL, BONE MEAL, WHAT DOESN'T QUALIFY \--¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨--\% TO GO IN THE "WILD FLESH" PASTE, AND %\--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨--\%$ SOME PROCESSING CHEMICALS. ALL THESE $%\--¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨--\%$& INGREDIENTS HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BLOOD &$%\--¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨--\%$ 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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