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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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