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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! @#**:~:¨¨¨
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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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