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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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.......... 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 .....^~\$@
¤@$\~^.... system of reward and punishment. ....^~\$@¤
¶¤@$\~^... ...^~\$@¤¶
#¶¤@$\~^.. those who play along will be rewarded ..^~\$@¤¶#
##¶¤@$\~^. 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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