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,:=^=%#### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ####%=^=:,
,,,,:===## = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ##===:,,,,
,,,,,,==## ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ##==,,,,,,
,:=^=%#### ^ featherbite ^ ####%=^=:,
,,,,,:^%## ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ##%^:,,,,,
,,,:^^=%## = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ##%=^^:,,,
,:=^=##### ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #####=^=:,
,:=^=%#### ####%=^=:,
,:=^=%#### 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! ##=^:,,,,,
,:=^^^==%# #%==^^^=:,
,,,::==^=# :# #: #=^==::,,,
,:=^=%#### #####==============================##### ####%=^=:,
,:=^=%#### :# #: ####%=^=:,
,,,,,,:^%# #%^:,,,,,,
,:=^=%#### 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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,,,,:^=%%# 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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