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,~«**%§@## **************************************** ##@§%**«~,
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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. #§%*««,,,,
,~«**%§### ###§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## but before any of this is possible, you ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## must earn some personal time together ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## with the world's most famous influencer! ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## ~§ §~ ##@§%**«~,
,,,~«*%§§# @@@§§««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««§§@@@ #§§%*«~,,,
,~«**%§@## ~§ §~ ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§§@# #@§§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## 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. ##@§%**«~,
,~«***%%§@ @§%%***«~,
,~«**%§@## ~§ §~ ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## @@@§§««««««««««««««««««««««««««««««§§@@@ ##@§%**«~,
,,,,,«**§# ~§ §~ #§**«,,,,,
,~«**%§@## ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## 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. §**~~,,,,,
,~«**%§@## ##@§%**«~,
,~«**%§@## 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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