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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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..,~:%¤@## 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 ##@¤%:~,..
.,~:%¤@### effective. ###@¤%:~,.
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