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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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###¤§=:=., 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 ,,,.:=§§##
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###¤§=:=., (Made With A Type Of Bacteria) ,.=:=§¤###
###¤§=:=., := Wild Flesh ,.=:=§¤###
¤§====.,,, (Free Roaming Animals) ,,,.====§¤
###¤§=:=., := Organs ,.=:=§¤###
##¤¤§=:=., (Taken From A Living Human That ,.=:=§¤¤##
¤=:....,,, Is Willing To Sell) ,,,....:=¤
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###¤§=:=., := Blood Colony Two ,.=:=§¤###
##§::===., := Insects ,.===::§##
#¤¤§§=:=., (Which Are Mainly Used For Their ,.=:=§§¤¤#
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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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###¤§=:=., The "Wild flesh" Vats. ,.=:=§¤###
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