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....-\%@## \ featherbite \ ##@%\-....
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..-\%@#### - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ####@%\-..
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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. ..........
.......... ..........
.......... 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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