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#$^*--~... YOU CAN TRAVEL. ...~--*^$#
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#&&&$^*-~. THOSE CALLED ROADS ARE FOR CARS. FOR .~-*^$&&
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###&$^*-~. INTERSECTIONS ARE PLACED IN TUNNELS, OR .~-*^$##
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#&^****-~. HOWEVER, SOME CREATURES PAINT THEIR OWN .~-****^
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