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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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