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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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