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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.           @¶§§§^~...
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.....~^§§§     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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