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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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¨~-***&¶@# ~& &~ #@¶&***-~¨
¨~-***&¶@# #@¶&***-~¨
¨~-***&¶@@ 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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