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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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#@¶@§†^~,¨ ¶¶¶@@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~@@¶¶¶ ¨,~^†§@¶@#
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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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