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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. &&&.&.....
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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 .&&&.&&&.&
&&&&&....& effective. &&..&&..&&
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