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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.          §%=-^.....
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...^-=%§¤# 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.     %=-^......
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....^-=%§¤ however, some creatures  paint their own ¤§%=-^....
...^-=%§¤#   illicit symbols encoding territorial   #¤§%=-^...
..^-=%§¤#@    claims, nearby resources, or other    @#¤§%=-^..
.^-=%§¤#@#      unknown and mysterious things.      #@#¤§%=-^.
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