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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. ~-........
.......-~^ ^~-.......
......-~^= .-~#~-. =^~-......
.....-~^=% %=^~-.....
....-~^=%§ 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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