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..~†*$$$$#  roads are physical representations of   #$$$$*†~..
..~†*$#@## the lines on  maps  that tell  you where ##@#$*†~..
.....~††$@              you can travel.             @$††~.....
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.....~~*## those  called  roads are  for  cars. for ##*~~.....
..~†*$$##@ bikes they are  called paths, for trains @##$$*†~..
..~†*$#@##          they are called rails.          ##@#$*†~..
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..~†*$#@## when traveling  by foot,  you can follow ##@#$*†~..
..~†*$#@##          all of these, or none.          ##@#$*†~..
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..~†*$#@##    most roads are elevated, suspended    ##@#$*†~..
..~†*$#@@# between   three   to  a  hundred  (rare) #@@#$*†~..
....~†††$@ meters  above ground. the closer you get @$†††~....
....††$##@ to  a  city, the  more intertwined  they @##$††....
..~†$#@###                   get.                   ###@#$†~..
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.....~~*$# in  such   areas,   all   crossings  and #$*~~.....
..~†*$#### intersections  are placed in tunnels, or ####$*†~..
.......†*#   special tower-like structures called   #*†.......
..~†*$#@## outposts,  which enfold the roads  where ##@#$*†~..
..~†*$#@##              they interact.              ##@#$*†~..
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..~††††*## here and there you will  find symbols in ##*††††~..
..~†††*$$@ white, on the asphalt. these  are  meant @$$*†††~..
..~†*$#@## to   tell   the   drivers   about   what ##@#$*†~..
..~†*$#@## manouvers  they  allowed  to  perform on ##@#$*†~..
...~~†*$##     that particular stretch of road.     ##$*†~~...
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..~†*$@### however, some creatures paint  their own ###@$*†~..
..~†*$#@##   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ##@#$*†~..
.....~†$$#    claims, nearby resources, or other    #$$†~.....
...~~††$##      unknown and mysterious things.      ##$††~~...
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