.~«^$@#@@#                                          #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@#                                          #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@#                                          #@@#@$^«~.
....~~«$#@                                          @#$«~~....
.~«^$#@@##                                          ##@@#$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@# ^   ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^ #@@#@$^«~.
.....«$##@ ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^ @##$«.....
.....«$@@@ ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ @@@$«.....
.....~^$#@ ^^^^  ~  ^^^^   sylveon  ^^^^   ~   ^^^^ @#$^~.....
.~«^$@#@@# ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$$$@#@ ^   ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^    ^^^^ @#@$$$^«~.
.....««$$# ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^   ^ #$$««.....
.~«^$@#@@# ^^^^    ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^    ^    ^ #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@# ^^^^    ^   ^    ^   ^    ^    ^   ^   ^ #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@# ^^^^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^ #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@# ^ ^^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^  countersense fairy  ^ ^ #@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@@@ ^^^^     canine?     ^     ^     ^     ^ @@@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@## ^^^            ^             palliative? ##@#@$^«~.
...«««$##@ ^   ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^    ^ @##$«««...
.~«^$@#@## appearance: sylveon  resemble dogs  in ^ ##@#@$^«~.
.....«$##@ ^  many ways, with similar small  bodies @##$«.....
.~«^$@#@## ^^^^ ^ and faces. they  are small and  ^ ##@#@$^«~.
....««^$@@ ^ ^ ^ ^  nimble, and with  white fur. ^^ @@$^««....
.~«^$@#@@# ^   ^   ^   ^   ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^^ #@@#@$^«~.
.....«^$#@ ^       ^^        ^        ^        ^^^^ @#$^«.....
....~^@@@@ 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^^^ @@^^~~~~..
.~«^$@#@@# ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^   ^^^^ #@@#@$^«~.
.....~~^@@ ^^^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^   ^^^^  ^^^^ @@^~~.....
....~^^$#@ ^   ^   ^    ^    ^   ^    ^   ^    ^^^^ @#$^^~....
.~«^$@#@@# ^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^    ^   ^^^^ #@@#@$^«~.
..~~~««$#@ ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^     ^^^^ @#$««~~~..
.~«^$@#@@# ^    ^    ^   ^   ^    ^   ^    ^   ^^^^ #@@#@$^«~.
...~«$@###                                          ###@$«~...
....~««$#@                                          @#$««~....
.~«^^$@@@@                                          @@@@$^^«~.
.~«^$@#@##                                          ##@#@$^«~.
.~«^$@#@##                                          ##@#@$^«~.