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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: centeres, with a sly grin. she will :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$ take your hand if you let her. $:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«:$@ she will not let go. @$:«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: most people are aware that she's a mirr :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« company product, though their relation «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ is somewhat unclear. there is avid ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ speculation into who's her actor, many ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ believing there to me more than one. ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« what they don't know is that «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: featherbite is an ai. :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~«:$@ years of relentless training, of @$:«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«:$@@# 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 #@@$:«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« constantly pushing for donations, «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: recommending her to friends, or other :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$ contributions. at the center of this is $:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«:$@ an official fanclub, operating on a @$:«~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~«:$@@# featherbite will be punished. due to #@@$:«~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«:$ this stage often leads to painful $:«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«: withdrawal. just the threat of it is :«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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