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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.              @¤¤&*=....
.~=†*&¤@##                                          ##@¤&*†=~.
......=*&¤ 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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~=†*&¤@###                  .~=#=~.                 ###@¤&*†=~
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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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.~==†**&¤@                 .~=#=~.                  @¤&**†==~.
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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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.~=†*&¤@@#                                          #@@¤&*†=~.
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