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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.              %^«~......
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....~«^%%@ 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.                   ..........
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.......... 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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