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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.          §§§/^,,,,,
,^-/§£§@##                                          ##@§£§/-^,
,^-/§£§@## when traveling  by foot, you  can follow ##@§£§/-^,
,^-/§£§@##          all of these, or none.          ##@§£§/-^,
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,^-/§£§§§#                  ,^-#-^,                 #§§§£§/-^,
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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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,,,,,,-§§@                  ,^-#-^,                 @§§-,,,,,,
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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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