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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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