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##@#***~:¨ the lines on maps that tell you where ¨:~***#@##
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##@#***~:¨ those called roads are for cars. for ¨:~***#@##
##@#***~:¨ bikes they are called paths, for trains ¨:~***#@##
##@#***~:¨ they are called rails. ¨:~***#@##
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#*~~~~:¨¨¨ most roads are elevated, suspended ¨¨¨:~~~~*#
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###@#**~:¨ meters above ground. the closer you get ¨:~**#@###
##@#***~:¨ to a city, the more intertwined they ¨:~***#@##
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##@#***~:¨ 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. ¨:~***#@##
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##@#***~:¨ however, some creatures paint their own ¨:~***#@##
##@#***~:¨ illicit symbols encoding territorial ¨:~***#@##
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