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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 .,~***£###
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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. ......,~**
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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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£***~,.... NICK IS UNCOMFORTABLE AROUND ....,~***£
#£***~,... THE "WILD FLESH" VATS. ...,~***£#
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