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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. #@@%*;=~..
...~=;*%@@ @@%*;=~...
....~=;*%@ when traveling by foot, you can follow @%*;=~....
.....~=;*% all of these, or none. %*;=~.....
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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. ;=~.......
......~=;* *;=~......
.....~=;*% however, some creatures paint their own %*;=~.....
....~=;*%@ illicit symbols encoding territorial @%*;=~....
...~=;*%@@ claims, nearby resources, or other @@%*;=~...
..~=;*%@@# unknown and mysterious things. #@@%*;=~..
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