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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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