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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 @¶@*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨-~=*$¶@## featherbite is an ai. ##@¶$*=~-¨
¨-~=*$@¶@# #@¶@$*=~-¨
¨¨¨¨-=**$¶ years of relentless training, of ¶$**=-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~*@@@ 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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