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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.          #£*/~.....
......~/*£                                          £*/~......
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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.              #£*/~.....
....~/*£#@                                          @#£*/~....
...~/*£#@#                  ..~#~..                 #@#£*/~...
..~/*£#@##                                          ##@#£*/~..
...~/*£#@# 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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