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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 #$\.......
......==^# they interact. #^==......
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..=\^$#@## ##@#$^\=..
..=\^$#@## 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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