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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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