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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. .&.&&&&..&
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..&&.&.&&. 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. .&&.&&.&&.
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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 &.&&&..&&&
&&..&..&.& 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 ...&&&...&
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