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¨¨¨¨~«/*%@ centeres, with a sly grin. she will @%*/«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«/*% take your hand if you let her. %*/«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/* she will not let go. */«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«/*% must earn some personal time together %*/«~¨¨¨¨¨
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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 */«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«/* dependence, and loyalty. */«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«/*%@£ 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 #£@%*/«~¨¨
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¨¨~«/*%@£# featherbite, being denied access at #£@%*/«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«/*%@£ this stage often leads to painful £@%*/«~¨¨¨
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