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¨,«=*%£@@@ centeres,  with  a  sly  grin. she  will @@@£%*=«,¨
¨,«=*%£@@# take  your   hand   if  you   let   her. #@@£%*=«,¨
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¨,«=*%£@@@ but before  any of this is possible, you @@@£%*=«,¨
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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     ##@£%*=«,¨
¨,«=**%£@@ 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 ##@£%*=«,¨
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¨,«=*%£@@@ an  official  fanclub,  operating  on  a @@@£%*=«,¨
¨,««««*£££     system of reward and punishment.     £££*««««,¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*£ those who play  along  will  be rewarded £*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨«=**£@@ featherbite  will  be  punished. due  to @@£**=«¨¨¨
¨,«=*%£@@@ the  addictive  nature  of  exposure  to @@@£%*=«,¨
¨,«=*%£@@@   featherbite, being denied access at    @@@£%*=«,¨
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¨,«=*%£@@@ withdrawal.  just the  threat  of  it is @@@£%*=«,¨
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