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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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#%$:=.¨¨¨¨ must earn some personal time together ¨¨¨¨.=:$%#
@#%$:=.¨¨¨ with the world's most famous influencer! ¨¨¨.=:$%#@
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#@#%$:=.¨¨ speculation into who's her actor, many ¨¨.=:$%#@#
@#%$:=.¨¨¨ believing there to me more than one. ¨¨¨.=:$%#@
#%$:=.¨¨¨¨ what they don't know is that ¨¨¨¨.=:$%#
@#%$:=.¨¨¨ featherbite is an ai. ¨¨¨.=:$%#@
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##@#%$:=.¨ years of relentless training, of ¨.=:$%#@##
#@#%$:=.¨¨ grinding test audiences to dust, and ¨¨.=:$%#@#
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#%$:=.¨¨¨¨ mirr's supercluster, trained to amass a ¨¨¨¨.=:$%#
@#%$:=.¨¨¨ dedicated and affectable audience. her ¨¨¨.=:$%#@
#@#%$:=.¨¨ appearance, her voice, her ¨¨.=:$%#@#
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#@#%$:=.¨¨ the public, instilling addiction, ¨¨.=:$%#@#
@#%$:=.¨¨¨ dependence, and loyalty. ¨¨¨.=:$%#@
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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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