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....~~%§§# ^ ^^^  ^ ^ ^ ^  ^ COUNTERSENSE FAIRY ^ ^ #§§%~~....
.:~^%$§@## ^^^^     CANINE?     ^     ^     ^     ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^^^             ^            PALLIATIVE? ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§§§# ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^    ^ #§§§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@@@ APPEARANCE:  SYLVEON RESEMBLE DOGS  IN ^ @@@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^ MANY WAYS, WITH  SIMILAR  SMALL BODIES ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^^^^ ^ AND FACES.  THEY ARE SMALL  AND ^ ##@§$%^~:.
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.:~^%§@### THE  MOST  STRIKING FEATURE  IS  ^ ^  ^^ ###@§%^~:.
.:^%$§@### THEIR "RIBBONS",  ^ ^  LONG FLAT FEELERS ###@§$%^:.
.:~^%$@### THAT  THEY  ^  USE  TO  BIND   ^  OR  TO ###@$%^~:.
.:~^%$$$§§ INTERFACE WITH ^  THE  MINDS ^ OF OTHERS §§$$$%^~:.
.:~^%$@### ^  ^   ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^^  ^^  ^^  ^^ ###@$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^  THE RIBBONS  PLAY A  LARGE  SOCIAL  ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^  ROLE   AMONG   SYLVEONS.  ^  ^  ^   ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^^ ^^ THEY INDUCE A SENSE  OF WELLBEING, ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^ AND CAN  EASE PAIN IF  ^  APPLIED  ^ ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.....:^$@@ CLOSE TO A  WOUND. ^ ^ ^ ^ IT IS THOUGHT @@$^:.....
.:~^%$§@## THEY  FEED  OFF THE PAIN OF OTHERS  ^  ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^^^^  ^  ^   ^  ^   ^  ^   THIS  WAY.  ^ ##@§$%^~:.
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.:~^%$§@## ^^^^    ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^ ##@§$%^~:.
....~^^$@# ^^^^  ^  ^  SYLVEON ARE  GREAT  PARTNERS #@$^^~....
.:~^%$§@## TO  HUMANS,  BUT CARE SHOULD  BE TAKEN ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## TO  LIMIT  EXPOSURE  TO ^  RIBBONS, ^  ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^  SINCE  WITH PROLONGED CONTACT  ^ ^  ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$$$§§ ^  THE  CONSCIOUSNESSES START TO  BLEND, §§$$$%^~:.
......~%%§ AN   ENVIRONMENT   IN  WHICH   ^   ^   ^ §%%~......
.:::::^$@# THE  SYLVEON  IS  MUCH MORE  AT  HOME, ^ #@$^:::::.
.:~^%$§@## ^   AND   IT   WILL    TAKE   ADVANTAGE. ##@§$%^~:.
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.:~^%$§@## ^  MEDICINAL  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^   ^   ^   ^ ##@§$%^~:.
....:^^%%§ ...      !!!      ^      ^      ^      ^ §%%^^:....
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.:~^%$§@## THOUGHTS  ^^^^  ^  INTO  ^ ^ ^  ^  ^ ^ ^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§§@# NOT   KILLED.    ^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^ #@§§$%^~:.
.:~^%%$§@# ^^^^  BUT  IS  ^  LOYAL  ^  (LIE!  LIE!) #@§$%%^~:.
.:~^%$§§@# ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^ #@§§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^^ ##@§$%^~:.
.:~^%$§@## ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^   ^^^^ ##@§$%^~:.
..:~~^%§§§ 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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