,,,,~*=%¤# #¤%=*~,,,,
,,,~*=%¤## ##¤%=*~,,,
,,~*=%¤### ###¤%=*~,,
,,,~*=%¤## ##¤%=*~,,,
,,,,~*=%¤# #¤%=*~,,,,
,,,,,~*=%¤ *************** ¤%=*~,,,,,
,,,,,,~*=% * @@@@@@@@@ * %=*~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*= * @ roads @ * =*~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* * @@@@@@@@@ * *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ *************** ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~* *~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~*= 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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