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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 .....##..#
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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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