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.....~==$* =    =    =   =    =    =    =    =    = *$==~.....
....~==$*# ======   ====   ====   ====   ====  ==== #*$==~....
...~==$*#@ ====     ====     ====     ====     ==== @#*$==~...
..~==$*#@# ====   ~   ====   SYLVEON  ====  ~  ==== #@#*$==~..
.~==$*#@## ====     ====     ====     ====     ==== ##@#*$==~.
..~==$*#@# =    ====   ====    ====    ====    ==== #@#*$==~..
...~==$*#@ =    =   =    =    =    =    =    =    = @#*$==~...
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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 = @#*$==~...
....~==$*# =  = = = 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=== ##@#*$==~.
..~==$*#@# ======   ====  ====   ====   ====   ==== #@#*$==~..
...~==$*#@ ======   ====   ====   ====  ====   ==== @#*$==~...
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.....~==$* =   =    =    =   =    =   =    =   ==== *$==~.....
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.....~==$* =   =   =    =   =   =    =    =    ==== *$==~.....
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