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,,,,,,,,,^              \  @@@@@@@@@  \             ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ \           @     roads     @          \ ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~\             \  @@@@@@@@@  \              \~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\*             \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\              *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~\*%                                          %*\~^,,,,,
,,,,^~\*%@   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.          \~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~                                          ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^                 ,^~#~^,                  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^    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.              @@%*\~^,,,
,,,,^~\*%@                                          @%*\~^,,,,
,,,,,^~\*%                  ,^~#~^,                 %*\~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~\*                                          *\~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~\ 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.      @%*\~^,,,,
,,,^~\*%@@                                          @@%*\~^,,,
,,^~\*%@@#                                          #@@%*\~^,,
,^~\*%@@##                                          ##@@%*\~^,
,,^~\*%@@#                                          #@@%*\~^,,
,,,^~\*%@@                                          @@%*\~^,,,