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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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