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«^........ virtual popstar with mirr-branded ........^«
†«^....... gloves, reaching out from shadowy data .......^«†
^†«^...... centeres, with a sly grin. she will ......^«†^
$^†«^..... take your hand if you let her. .....^«†^$
§$^†«^.... she will not let go. ....^«†^$§
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@¶§$^†«^.. but before any of this is possible, you ..^«†^$§¶@
#@¶§$^†«^. must earn some personal time together .^«†^$§¶@#
@¶§$^†«^.. with the world's most famous influencer! ..^«†^$§¶@
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«^........ most people are aware that she's a mirr ........^«
†«^....... company product, though their relation .......^«†
^†«^...... is somewhat unclear. there is avid ......^«†^
$^†«^..... speculation into who's her actor, many .....^«†^$
§$^†«^.... believing there to me more than one. ....^«†^$§
¶§$^†«^... what they don't know is that ...^«†^$§¶
@¶§$^†«^.. featherbite is an ai. ..^«†^$§¶@
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@¶§$^†«^.. years of relentless training, of ..^«†^$§¶@
¶§$^†«^... grinding test audiences to dust, and ...^«†^$§¶
§$^†«^.... here is now this program running on ....^«†^$§
$^†«^..... mirr's supercluster, trained to amass a .....^«†^$
^†«^...... dedicated and affectable audience. her ......^«†^
†«^....... appearance, her voice, her .......^«†
«^........ mannierisms... are weapons, pointed at ........^«
†«^....... the public, instilling addiction, .......^«†
^†«^...... dependence, and loyalty. ......^«†^
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@¶§$^†«^.. featherbite's social media accounts are ..^«†^$§¶@
¶§$^†«^... constantly pushing for donations, ...^«†^$§¶
§$^†«^.... recommending her to friends, or other ....^«†^$§
$^†«^..... contributions. at the center of this is .....^«†^$
^†«^...... an official fanclub, operating on a ......^«†^
†«^....... system of reward and punishment. .......^«†
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†«^....... those who play along will be rewarded .......^«†
^†«^...... with larger perks, while those who are ......^«†^
$^†«^..... uncooperative or try to expose .....^«†^$
§$^†«^.... featherbite will be punished. due to ....^«†^$§
¶§$^†«^... the addictive nature of exposure to ...^«†^$§¶
@¶§$^†«^.. featherbite, being denied access at ..^«†^$§¶@
#@¶§$^†«^. this stage often leads to painful .^«†^$§¶@#
@¶§$^†«^.. withdrawal. just the threat of it is ..^«†^$§¶@
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