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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.          ##@¤&*†~,.
..,~†*&¤@#                                          #@¤&*†~,..
...,~†*&¤@                 .,~@~,.                  @¤&*†~,...
....,~†*&¤                                          ¤&*†~,....
.....,~†*&    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.              †~,.......
......,~†*                                          *†~,......
.....,~†*&                 .,~@~,.                  &*†~,.....
....,~†*&¤                                          ¤&*†~,....
...,~†*&¤@ 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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