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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. ###§¤=:-,.
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.,-:=¤§### 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 ###§¤=:-,.
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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 ###§¤=:-,.
.,-:=¤§### here is now this program running on ###§¤=:-,.
.,-:=¤§### mirr's supercluster, trained to amass a ###§¤=:-,.
.,-:=¤§### dedicated and affectable audience. her ###§¤=:-,.
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.,-:=¤¤§§# mannierisms... are weapons, pointed at #§§¤¤=:-,.
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.,-:=¤§### dependence, and loyalty. ###§¤=:-,.
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.,-:::=¤§§ constantly pushing for donations, §§¤=:::-,.
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.,-:=¤§### 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 §§==:::-,.
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.,-=¤§#### withdrawal. just the threat of it is ####§¤=-,.
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