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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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##@¤$*/«.¨ those who  play  along will  be rewarded ¨.«/*$¤@##
@@@¤$*/«.¨ with larger perks,  while  those who are ¨.«/*$¤@@@
@@¤¤$*/«.¨      uncooperative or try to expose      ¨.«/*$¤¤@@
@@¤¤$*/«.¨ featherbite  will  be  punished. due  to ¨.«/*$¤¤@@
##@¤$*/«.¨ the  addictive  nature  of  exposure  to ¨.«/*$¤@##
###@$*/«.¨    featherbite, being denied access at   ¨.«/*$@###
#@¤¤$*/«.¨ this  stage  often   leads   to  painful ¨.«/*$¤¤@#
##@¤$*/«.¨ withdrawal.  just  the  threat of  it is ¨.«/*$¤@##
##@¤$*/«.¨                effective.                ¨.«/*$¤@##
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