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@&&&&*:»^¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨^:::&@
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