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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. &.&.&&.&.&
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.&.&&.&..& 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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