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¤¤¤¤%=\-.. 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 ....-\=%¤¤
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¤=-....... here is now this program running on .......-=¤
#%\\...... mirr's supercluster, trained to amass a ......\\%#
#%%\-..... dedicated and affectable audience. her .....-\%%#
#¤¤%\\-... appearance, her voice, her ...-\\%¤¤#
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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 ..-\=%¤###
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###¤%=\-.. featherbite will be punished. due to ..-\=%¤###
####¤=\-.. the addictive nature of exposure to ..-\=¤####
¤%%\--.... featherbite, being denied access at ....--\%%¤
###¤%=\-.. this stage often leads to painful ..-\=%¤###
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