,&&,,&,,,,                                          ,&,,&&,,&,
,&,&,&&,,,                                          &&&,&,&,&&
&&&&&&,&,,                                          &,,&&&&&&,
&,,,,,&&&,                                          ,&,&,,,,,&
,&,,,,&,,&                                          ,&&&&,,,,&
&&&,,,&&,& =    =    =    =    =    =   =    =    = &&,,,&,,,&
,,,&,,&,&& ======   ====   ====  ====   ====   ==== ,,&,,&&,,&
&,,&&,&&&, ====     ====     ====     ====     ==== ,,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,,& ====   ~  ====  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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