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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  #######,,,
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,,,,,,,,##         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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