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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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¨:«\*§@# 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 ##§*«:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨::«\**& 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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