,&,&&,&&,&                                          ,&,&,&&&,&
&&&&,&&,&&                                          &&&&&&,,&&
,,,,&&,&&,                                          ,,,,,,&,&,
,,,,&,&&,&                                          ,,,,,,&&&&
&,,,&&&,&&                                          &,,,,,&,,,
&&,,&,,&&, ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^    ^    ^ &&,,,,&&,,
&,&,&&,&,& ^^^^^^  ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^ ,,&,,,&,&,
&&&&&,&&&& ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ &,&&,,&&&&
,,,,,&&,,, ^^^^  ~   ^^^^  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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