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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! @##§-.....
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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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