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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.          $%^~:.....
......:~^%                                          %^~:......
.......:~^ when traveling  by foot, you  can follow ^~:.......
........:~          all of these, or none.          ~:........
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..........    most roads are elevated, suspended    ..........
.......... between  three  to   a   hundred  (rare) ..........
.......... meters above ground. the closer you  get ..........
.......... to  a  city,  the more intertwined  they ..........
..........                   get.                   ..........
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........:~ in  such   areas,  all   crossings   and ~:........
.......:~^ intersections are placed  in tunnels, or ^~:.......
......:~^%   special tower-like structures called   %^~:......
.....:~^%$ outposts, which  enfold the roads  where $%^~:.....
....:~^%$@              they interact.              @$%^~:....
...:~^%$@¶                                          ¶@$%^~:...
..:~^%$@¶#                  .:~#~:.                 #¶@$%^~:..
.:~^%$@¶##                                          ##¶@$%^~:.
..:~^%$@¶# 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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