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.......:~: :          #     roads      #          : :~:.......
......:~:$             :  #########  :              $:~:......
.....:~:$@              :::::::::::::::             @$:~:.....
....:~:$@@                                          @@$:~:....
...:~:$@@#   roads are physical representations of  #@@$:~:...
..:~:$@@## the lines  on  maps  that tell you where ##@@$:~:..
.:~:$@@###              you can travel.             ###@@$:~:.
..:~:$@@##                                          ##@@$:~:..
...:~:$@@# those called  roads  are  for cars.  for #@@$:~:...
....:~:$@@ bikes they are  called paths, for trains @@$:~:....
.....:~:$@          they are called rails.          @$:~:.....
......:~:$                                          $:~:......
.......:~: when  traveling by foot, you can  follow :~:.......
........:~          all of these, or none.          ~:........
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..........    most roads are elevated, suspended    ..........
.........: between  three  to   a   hundred  (rare) :.........
........:~ meters above ground. the closer you  get ~:........
.......:~: to  a city,  the  more intertwined  they :~:.......
......:~:$                   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.     ..........
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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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