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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.          #@#@%;~...
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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.                   @%;~......
.....~;%@#                                          #@%;~.....
....~;%@#@ 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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