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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.              ¨¨¨¨¨¨~~†@
#$††††*~-¨                                          ¨-~*††††$#
@$*~~~~~-¨ those called  roads  are  for  cars. for ¨-~~~~~*$@
###@$†*~-¨ bikes  they are called paths, for trains ¨-~*†$@###
@@@$†~¨¨¨¨          they are called rails.          ¨¨¨¨~†$@@@
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨~~*†@
##$††~~¨¨¨                   get.                   ¨¨¨~~††$##
@$*~-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-~*$@
###@$†*~-¨ in   such  areas,   all   crossings  and ¨-~*†$@###
###@$†*~-¨ intersections are placed in tunnels,  or ¨-~*†$@###
#$**~~¨¨¨¨   special tower-like structures called   ¨¨¨¨~~**$#
###@$†*~-¨ outposts, which enfold  the roads  where ¨-~*†$@###
###@$†*~-¨              they interact.              ¨-~*†$@###
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###@$†*~-¨                  ¨-~#~-¨                 ¨-~*†$@###
###@$†*~-¨                                          ¨-~*†$@###
#@†~¨¨¨¨¨¨ here and there you will find symbols  in ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†@#
####$†*~-¨ white, on the asphalt. these  are  meant ¨-~*†$####
@$$*~~~~-¨ to   tell   the   drivers   about   what ¨-~~~~*$$@
###@$†*~-¨ manouvers they  allowed  to  perform  on ¨-~*†$@###
#$†~¨¨¨¨¨¨     that particular stretch of road.     ¨¨¨¨¨¨~†$#
###@$†*~-¨                                          ¨-~*†$@###
@††*~¨¨¨¨¨ however, some  creatures paint their own ¨¨¨¨¨~*††@
@$*-¨¨¨¨¨¨   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ¨¨¨¨¨¨-*$@
####$†*~-¨    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¨-~*†$####
@††**---¨¨      unknown and mysterious things.      ¨¨---**††@
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