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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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##@@§%\~,¨ ,@ @, ¨,~\%§@@##
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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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