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,,,,,,«*%# #%*«,,,,,,
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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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