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.....:~^†§              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             §†^~:.....
....:~^†§#              ^  ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶  ^             #§†^~:....
...:~^†§#¶ ^           ¶     roads     ¶          ^ ¶#§†^~:...
..:~^†§#¶#              ^  ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶  ^             #¶#§†^~:..
.:~^†§#¶##              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             ##¶#§†^~:.
..:~^†§#¶#                                          #¶#§†^~:..
...:~^†§#¶   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.              †^~:......
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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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