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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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