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:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : featherbite : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ : : : : : : ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ virtual popstar with mirr-branded ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:
§:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨ gloves, reaching out from shadowy data ¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:§
$§:~-¨¨¨¨¨ centeres, with a sly grin. she will ¨¨¨¨¨-~:§$
&$§:~-¨¨¨¨ take your hand if you let her. ¨¨¨¨-~:§$&
¶&$§:~-¨¨¨ she will not let go. ¨¨¨-~:§$&¶
#¶&$§:~-¨¨ ¨¨-~:§$&¶#
##¶&$§:~-¨ but before any of this is possible, you ¨-~:§$&¶##
###¶&$§:~- must earn some personal time together -~:§$&¶###
##¶&$§:~-¨ with the world's most famous influencer! ¨-~:§$&¶##
#¶&$§:~-¨¨ ¨¨-~:§$&¶#
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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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