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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.         ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§ .§                                    §. ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§ ###§§==============================§§### §§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§ .§                                    §. ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§§                                          §§¨§§¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§  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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¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§
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¨§¨§§¨§¨¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨§