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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.          ¨¨¨¨¨^^††§
#@¶§%†^-^¨                                          ¨^-^†%§¶@#
§§§§%†^-^¨ 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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