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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨^«:§
$§:«^¨¨¨¨¨ contributions. at the center  of this is ¨¨¨¨¨^«:§$
¤$§:«^¨¨¨¨ an  official  fanclub,  operating  on  a ¨¨¨¨^«:§$¤
#¤$§:«^¨¨¨     system of reward and punishment.     ¨¨¨^«:§$¤#
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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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