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........,-             ;  #########  ;              -,........
.......,-; ;          #     roads      #          ; ;-,.......
......,-;%              ;  #########  ;             %;-,......
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....,-;%&£                                          £&%;-,....
...,-;%&£#  roads are physical representations of   #£&%;-,...
..,-;%&£## the lines  on  maps  that tell you where ##£&%;-,..
.,-;%&£###             you can travel.              ###£&%;-,.
..,-;%&£##                                          ##£&%;-,..
...,-;%&£# those called roads  are  for  cars.  for #£&%;-,...
....,-;%&£ bikes they  are called paths, for trains £&%;-,....
.....,-;%&          they are called rails.          &%;-,.....
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.......,-; when traveling by  foot, you can  follow ;-,.......
........,-          all of these, or none.          -,........
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..........                 .,-#-,.                  ..........
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..........    most roads are elevated, suspended    ..........
.......... between  three  to   a  hundred   (rare) ..........
.......... meters above  ground. the closer you get ..........
........., to a  city, the  more  intertwined  they ,.........
........,-                   get.                   -,........
.......,-;                                          ;-,.......
......,-;% in  such   areas,   all  crossings   and %;-,......
.....,-;%& intersections  are placed in tunnels, or &%;-,.....
....,-;%&£   special tower-like structures called   £&%;-,....
...,-;%&£# outposts, which enfold  the roads  where #£&%;-,...
..,-;%&£##              they interact.              ##£&%;-,..
.,-;%&£###                                          ###£&%;-,.
..,-;%&£##                  .,-#-,.                 ##£&%;-,..
...,-;%&£#                                          #£&%;-,...
....,-;%&£ here and there you will  find symbols in £&%;-,....
.....,-;%& white, on  the asphalt.  these are meant &%;-,.....
......,-;% to   tell   the   drivers   about   what %;-,......
.......,-; manouvers  they allowed  to  perform  on ;-,.......
........,-     that particular stretch of road.     -,........
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.......... however,  some creatures paint their own ..........
..........   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ..........
..........    claims, nearby resources, or other    ..........
..........      unknown and mysterious things.      ..........
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