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@¤¤££^;»~, KNOWS THAT IF HE PUTS IN A BIT OF WORK, ,~»;^££¤¤@
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#@#¤£^;»~, AND THUS HE'S CURRENTLY WORKING ,~»;^£¤#@#
#£^»»»,,,, ALONGSIDE HATSUNE MIKU FOR A COMPANY ,,,,»»»^£#
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#@#¤£^;»~, HE'S GOT A VAGUE OUTLINE OF A PLAN, TO ,~»;^£¤#@#
#¤¤^»»»,,, SCATTER WITH SOME PRODUCT, OR EVEN ,,,»»»^¤¤#
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#@#¤£^;»~, WORTH A LOT TO A COMPETITOR. ,~»;^£¤#@#
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#@#¤£^;»~, HE'S BEEN LUCKY; THE PLACE IS ,~»;^£¤#@#
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#@#¤£^;»~, BE EASY TO JUST WALTZ OUT. UNTIL THEN, ,~»;^£¤#@#
#@#¤£^;»~, KEEP DOING THE WORK... ,~»;^£¤#@#
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@@#¤£^;»~, 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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#@#¤£^;»~, 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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¤¤¤^^»~,,, EXCHANGE OF BLOOD AND BLOOD MEAL. THIS ,,,~»^^¤¤¤
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