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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. ##@&¤==~:¨
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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 #&¤==:::¨¨
¨¨¨:====&# effective. #&====:¨¨¨
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