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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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