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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! ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, .@ @. ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, .@ @. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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. @¶@&†^~.,,
,.~^†&@¶@# #@¶@&†^~.,
,,.~^†&@¶@ 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. ¶@&†^~.,,,
,,.~^†&@¶@ @¶@&†^~.,,
,.~^†&@¶@# 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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