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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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