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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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...~\*@&¶# #¶&@*\~...
....~\*@&¶ ¶&@*\~....