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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 $%/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/%  company product, though their relation  %/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ is  somewhat  unclear.  there  is   avid /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« speculation  into who's  her actor, many «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, believing  there  to me more  than  one. ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ what    they   don't   know    is   that ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨          featherbite is an ai.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨     years of relentless training, of     ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ grinding  test  audiences  to  dust, and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ here is  now  this  program  running  on ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mirr's supercluster, trained  to amass a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  dedicated and affectable audience. her  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨        appearance, her voice, her        ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,  mannierisms... are weapons, pointed at  ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«     the public, instilling addiction,    «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/         dependence, and loyalty.         /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,«/%$@@##  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.     %/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/                                          /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« 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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