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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.          @#†^»»....
.~»^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$#@##                 .~»#»~.                  ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$####                                          ####$†^»~.
.~»^†$#@##    most roads are elevated, suspended    ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$#@## between  three  to  a   hundred   (rare) ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†††$## meters above ground.  the closer you get ##$†††^»~.
....~»^†$@ to  a  city,  the  more intertwined they @$†^»~....
.~»^†$#@##                   get.                   ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$$#@# in   such   areas,  all   crossings  and #@#$$†^»~.
.....»†$$# intersections are  placed in tunnels, or #$$†».....
.~»^†$#@##   special tower-like structures called   ##@#$†^»~.
....~»†††# 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.      ##†^^»»~..
....»»^†$#                                          #$†^»»....
.....~»^$@                                          @$^»~.....
.~»^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$#@##                                          ##@#$†^»~.
.~»^†$@###                                          ###@$†^»~.