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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.          #&*~.,,,,,
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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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