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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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###@¤§\~.. .@ @. ..~\§¤@###
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###@¤§\~.. .@ @. ..~\§¤@###
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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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@¤¤§\~.... .@ @. ....~\§¤¤@
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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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