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##@¤@†^~-. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. ^ featherbite ^ .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ .-~^†@¤@##
¤¤@†^---.. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ..---^†@¤¤
#@@¤@†^~-. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .-~^†@¤@@#
##@¤@†^~-. .-~^†@¤@##
###¤@†^~-. 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! .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. .-~^†@¤@##
###@¤†^~-. -¤ ¤- .-~^†¤@###
##@¤@†^~-. @@@¤¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤¤@@@ .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. -¤ ¤- .-~^†@¤@##
¤††~~..... .....~~††¤
##@¤@†^~-. 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. .~^†@¤@###
##@¤@†^~-. .-~^†@¤@##
##@¤@†^~-. -¤ ¤- .-~^†@¤@##
#¤@†~-.... @@@¤¤~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~¤¤@@@ ....-~†@¤#
###@@†^~-. -¤ ¤- .-~^†@@###
¤†^^--.... ....--^^†¤
¤@^-...... 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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