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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 #@#¤^==-..
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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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