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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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.....--*%@                 .--#--.                  @%*--.....
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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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...--*%@¶#                  .--#--.                 #¶@%*--...
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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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