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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 $~~.......
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