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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 =-:.......
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