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¨§§¨§¨§¨§§ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ - - - - -  - -  - - - - -  -  - - -  - - §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§ †     †      †     †     †      †      † §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ †              featherbite             † §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§ †      †      †      †         †       † §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§ -  - - - -  - -  - - - - -  - - - -  - - §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
¨§§¨§¨§¨§§     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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