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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 ,,#,#,###,
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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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