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@$=~...... ......~=$@
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#@@$=~~~.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..~~~=$@@#
###@$*=~~. = = = = = = = .~~=*$@###
@$*~~..... = featherbite = .....~~*$@
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###@@*=~~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .~~=*@@###
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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 .....~~~*@
@$$$$*=~~. withdrawal. just the threat of it is .~~=*$$$$@
##@@$*=~~. effective. .~~=*$@@##
@@$=~..... .....~=$@@
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#@*=~..... .....~=*@#
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@@$$*~.... ....~*$$@@