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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.          «~,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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.              ##@&&*/«~,
,,~«/*&&@#                                          #@&&*/«~,,
,,,~«/*&&@                  ,~«#«~,                 @&&*/«~,,,
,,,,~«/*&&                                          &&*/«~,,,,
,,,,,~«/*& 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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