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..~:§%§### : featherbite : ###§%§:~..
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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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