,,,&&,&,&&                                          ,&,,,,&,&,
,,,&,&&&&,                                          &&&,,,&&&&
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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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