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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.             @¶&%%\\~^,
,^~\%§&¶@#                                          #@¶&§%\~^,
,^~\%§&¶## 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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,,,,^^\§¶@                  ,^~@~^,                 @¶§\^^,,,,
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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.     &§§%~,,,,,
,^~\%§&&&¶                                          ¶&&&§%\~^,
,^~\%%%%§¶ however,  some creatures paint their own ¶§%%%%\~^,
,,,^^^~~%&   illicit symbols encoding territorial   &%~~^^^,,,
,^~\%§&&¶¶    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¶¶&&§%\~^,
,,,,,^^\%&      unknown and mysterious things.      &%\^^,,,,,
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