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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. ##¤=*=....
...=*=¤### ###¤=*=...
..=*=¤#### 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. ####¤=*=..
...=*=¤### ###¤=*=...
....=*=¤## 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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