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......^~†% †          ¶     roads      ¶          † %†~^......
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....^~†%&@              †††††††††††††††             @&%†~^....
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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.          %†~^......
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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.     ¶@&%†~^...
..^~†%&@¶#                                          #¶@&%†~^..
.^~†%&@¶## however, some creatures paint  their own ##¶@&%†~^.
..^~†%&@¶#   illicit symbols encoding territorial   #¶@&%†~^..
...^~†%&@¶    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¶@&%†~^...
....^~†%&@      unknown and mysterious things.      @&%†~^....
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