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##§%*:~:¨¨ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨:~:*%
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:~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨¨:~:*%§##
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##§%*:~:¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~:
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