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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. ####¤†=~-,
,,,-=†¤¤¤# #¤¤¤†=-,,,
,,,,-=†¤## 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. ####¤†=~-,
,,,--~=¤## ##¤=~--,,,
,-~=†¤#### 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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,-~=†¤#### -# #- ####¤†=~-,
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,-~=†¤#### -# #- ####¤†=~-,
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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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