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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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