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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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