&&,&,&,&,&                                          &,&&&&,&&,
,&&&&&&&&&                                          &&,,,&&,&&
&,,,,,,,,&                                          ,&,,&,&&,&
&,,,,,,,&&                                          &&,&&&,&&,
&,,,,,,&,,                                          ,&&,,&&,&&
&,,,,,&&,, =    =    =    =    =    =    =    =   = &,&,&,&&,,
&,,,,&,&,, ======   ====   ====  ====   ====   ==== &&&&&&,&,&
&,,,&&&&,, ====     ====     ====     ====     ==== ,,,,,&&&&,
&,,&,,,&,, ====   ~   ====  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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&,&&&&,&,,                                          &&&,&&,,&,
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