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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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#¨¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          #¨#¨#¨#¨#¨