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.,~\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\~,.
.,~\\**¤@# #@¤**\\~,.
.,~\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\~,.
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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 ¤$$*\,,...
.,~\*$¤@## unknown and mysterious things. ##@¤$*\~,.
.,~\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\~,.
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.,~\*$$$$@ @$$$$*\~,.
.,~\*$¤@## ##@¤$*\~,.