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#@¶&¤^†-^. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .^-†^¤&¶@#
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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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#@¶&¤^†-^. ^& &^ .^-†^¤&¶@#
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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. .^-†^^^&&@
@@¶&¤^†-^. .^-†^¤&¶@@
#@¶&¤^†-^. 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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