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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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