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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 .&.&.&&.&.
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