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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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,,,,,/$*£#  company product, though their relation  #£*$/,,,,,
,,«/$*££## is   somewhat  unclear.  there  is  avid ##££*$/«,,
,,«/$*££## speculation  into  who's her actor, many ##££*$/«,,
,,«/$££### believing  there  to me  more than  one. ###££$/«,,
,,«/$*££## what   they    don't   know    is   that ##££*$/«,,
,,««/$$$£#          featherbite is an ai.           #£$$$/««,,
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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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