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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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....^~\†*§                 .^~@~^.                  §*†\~^....
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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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