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.,~^*%#¶## ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^ ##¶#%*^~,.
...,~~^^%¶ ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^ ¶%^^~~,...
....~^*##¶ ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ ¶##*^~....
.,~^*%%#¶@ ^^^^   ~  ^^^^  SYLVEON   ^^^^  ~   ^^^^ @¶#%%*^~,.
......~^%¶ ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ ¶%^~......
.,~^*%#¶¶¶ ^    ^^^^    ^^^^   ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^ ¶¶¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@@ ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# ^^^^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
....,,~~*# ^^^^   ^   ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^   ^ #*~~,,....
.,~^*%#¶@# ^^^^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^    ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
....~~~^%¶ ^ ^^^  ^ ^ ^ ^  ^ COUNTERSENSE FAIRY ^ ^ ¶%^~~~....
.,~^^*%%%¶ ^^^^     CANINE?     ^     ^     ^     ^ ¶%%%*^^~,.
.,,,,^*#¶¶ ^^^            ^             PALLIATIVE? ¶¶#*^,,,,.
.,~^*%#¶¶@ ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^ @¶¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# APPEARANCE: SYLVEON  RESEMBLE DOGS  IN ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#@## ^  MANY WAYS, WITH SIMILAR  SMALL BODIES ##@#%*^~,.
.......~*# ^^^^ ^ AND FACES. THEY ARE SMALL  AND  ^ #*~.......
...,,,~~*# ^ ^ ^  ^  NIMBLE, AND WITH WHITE FUR. ^^ #*~~,,,...
.,~^*%#¶¶@ ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^^ @¶¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*#¶@## ^       ^^        ^        ^        ^^^^ ##@¶#*^~,.
......~**# THE MOST  STRIKING  FEATURE IS  ^  ^  ^^ #**~......
.....,^*#@ THEIR "RIBBONS", ^  ^  LONG FLAT FEELERS @#*^,.....
...,^*%##¶ THAT  THEY   ^  USE  TO  BIND  ^  OR  TO ¶##%*^,...
......~^%# INTERFACE WITH  ^ THE MINDS ^ OF  OTHERS #%^~......
.,~^*%#¶@# ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^   ^^   ^^  ^^  ^^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~~^^%%## ^ THE  RIBBONS  PLAY  A  LARGE SOCIAL  ^ ##%%^^~~,.
.,~^*%#¶¶@ ^   ROLE  AMONG  SYLVEONS.  ^   ^  ^   ^ @¶¶#%*^~,.
.~^*%#¶@## ^^  ^^ THEY INDUCE A SENSE OF WELLBEING, ##@¶#%*^~.
.,~^*%#¶@@ ^  AND  CAN  EASE PAIN IF ^ APPLIED ^  ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# CLOSE TO A WOUND. ^ ^ ^ ^ IT  IS THOUGHT #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@@ THEY FEED  OFF THE PAIN OF  OTHERS  ^  ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^****%¶ ^^^^   ^   ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  THIS  WAY.   ^ ¶%****^~,.
....,~*#¶@ ^^^^    ^   ^    ^    ^   ^    ^   ^   ^ @¶#*~,....
....,^*%#¶ ^^^^    ^   ^    ^   ^    ^   ^    ^   ^ ¶#%*^,....
.....~~~*# ^^^^  ^ ^  SYLVEON  ARE  GREAT  PARTNERS #*~~~.....
.,~^*%#¶## TO  HUMANS, BUT CARE SHOULD  BE  TAKEN ^ ##¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶¶@ TO  LIMIT  EXPOSURE  TO  ^  RIBBONS, ^ ^ @¶¶#%*^~,.
....,,^^*# ^ SINCE  WITH PROLONGED  CONTACT ^  ^  ^ #*^^,,....
.,~^*%%%¶¶ ^  THE CONSCIOUSNESSES  START TO  BLEND, ¶¶%%%*^~,.
......,^%¶ AN   ENVIRONMENT   IN  WHICH   ^   ^   ^ ¶%^,......
.,~^*%#¶@# THE  SYLVEON  IS  MUCH MORE  AT  HOME, ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^***#¶¶ ^    AND   IT   WILL   TAKE   ADVANTAGE. ¶¶#***^~,.
...,,,~*#¶ ^    ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^   ^^^^ ¶#*~,,,...
.,~^*%#¶@# ^   MEDICINAL  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^   ^  ^   ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@@ ...      !!!      ^      ^      ^      ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@@ ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# ^^^^    ^    ^    ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@@ ITS   SAP   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^  ^   ^ @@¶#%*^~,.
....,,^%%# ^^  ^  ^  ^  POISON  ^  ^  ^^^^  PUTTING #%%^,,....
.,~^*%#¶@# THOUGHTS  ^^^^ ^ INTO   ^ ^  ^  ^ ^ ^  ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#@## NOT   KILLED.   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^    ^ ##@#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶## ^^^^  BUT  IS  ^  LOYAL  ^  (LIE!  LIE!) ##¶#%*^~,.
.....,~*## ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^    ^ ##*~,.....
.,~^*%##¶@ ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^^ @¶##%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^^^^ #@¶#%*^~,.
.,,,,^*%#¶ THE  NATURE  OF THE COMA  DEPENDS ON THE ¶#%*^,,,,.
.,~^*%#¶## INTENSITY  OF  THE SYLVEON'S  FEEDING. ^ ##¶#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶@# ^  ^  ^^^^  YOU WILL  SUCCUMB  TO A  ^ ^ #@¶#%*^~,.
..,~~~~*#@ ^  ^  ^^^^  FAST-GROWING   ADDICTION   ^ @#*~~~~,..
.,~^*%#@## ^ THAT LEADS TO A SUBMISSIVE ^ ^  ^  ^ ^ ##@#%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶¶@ ^^^^  ^^^^  AND  SLUGGISH  STATE   ^   ^ @¶¶#%*^~,.
.,~~~^^^%# ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^   ^^^^ #%^^^~~~,.
...,,^^*#¶ ^ EVENTUALLY ^ YOU WILL ^ SLOWLY SLIP ^^ ¶#*^^,,...
.,~^*%#¶@# ^  INTO  ^  A  ^  LONG  ^  SLUMBER,  ^^^ #@¶#%*^~,.
....,~^*%¶ ^ BECOMING       SAP ^ ^ IN THE VINES^^^ ¶%*^~,....
.,~^*#¶@## ^^^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^ ##@¶#*^~,.
...,~*%%## ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^ ##%%*~,...
....,~~**# ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^   ^   ^   ^^^^ #**~~,....
.....,~^*# ^    ^   ^    ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^^^^ #*^~,.....
.,~^*%###@ ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ @###%*^~,.
.,~^*%#¶## ^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^   ^^^^ ##¶#%*^~,.
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