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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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