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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. ,,,--~==%#
#&&†~--,,, ,,,--~†&&#
####&%†=~- 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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###&%†=~-, -& &- ,-~=†%&###
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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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