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#§$==~~~^, *     *       *     *     *      *     * ,^~~~==$§#
##@§$=*~^, *             featherbite              * ,^~*=$§@##
##@§$=*~^, *       *       *      *       *       * ,^~*=$§@##
##@§$=*~^, ~  ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ~ ~  ~ ,^~*=$§@##
##@§$=*~^, **************************************** ,^~*=$§@##
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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      ,,,,^~~~=§
##@§$=*~^, featherbite  will  be  punished. due  to ,^~*=$§@##
###§$=*~^, the  addictive  nature  of  exposure  to ,^~*=$§###
#@$==~~^,,   featherbite, being denied access at    ,,^~~==$@#
##@§$=*~^, this   stage   often  leads  to  painful ,^~*=$§@##
##@§$=*~^, withdrawal.  just the  threat  of it  is ,^~*=$§@##
§=*~~^^^,,                effective.                ,,^^^~~*=§
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