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,,,,,,,,,^ - - - - - - -  - - - -  - - -  -  - -  - ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ^             featherbite              ^ ,,,,,,,,,,
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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.           #£#**^-^,,
,^-^**#£##                                          ##£#**^-^,
,,^-^**#£# 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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,,,,,,,^-^ £££##------------------------------##£££ ^-^,,,,,,,
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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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,,,,,,,,,^ £££##------------------------------##£££ ^,,,,,,,,,
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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 *^-^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^-^                effective.                ^-^,,,,,,,
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