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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. ......~/¤@
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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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@¤¤¤/^^... ...^^/¤¤¤@
##@#¤$/~^. most people are aware that she's a mirr .^~/$¤#@##
##@#¤$/~^. company product, though their relation .^~/$¤#@##
@@#$$/~... is somewhat unclear. there is avid ...~/$$#@@
@¤$/^..... speculation into who's her actor, many .....^/$¤@
##$~...... believing there to me more than one. ......~$##
#@#$$$/~^. what they don't know is that .^~/$$$#@#
#¤$~...... featherbite is an ai. ......~$¤#
##@#¤$/~^. .^~/$¤#@##
##@#¤$/~^. years of relentless training, of .^~/$¤#@##
@¤/^...... 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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##@#¤$/~^. those who play along will be rewarded .^~/$¤#@##
###@¤$/~^. with larger perks, while those who are .^~/$¤@###
##$~^..... uncooperative or try to expose .....^~$##
##$~^..... featherbite will be punished. due to .....^~$##
##@#¤$/~^. the addictive nature of exposure to .^~/$¤#@##
##@#¤$/~^. featherbite, being denied access at .^~/$¤#@##
##@#¤$/~^. this stage often leads to painful .^~/$¤#@##
##$~...... withdrawal. just the threat of it is ......~$##
#@¤$$$/~^. effective. .^~/$$$¤@#
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