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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨.^*&
&@^.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.^@&
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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. ¨.«^*@&###
##&&@*^«.¨ ¨.«^*@&&##
&@@*^^..¨¨ however, some creatures paint their own ¨¨..^^*@@&
#&@@**^«.¨ illicit symbols encoding territorial ¨.«^**@@&#
&&&**««¨¨¨ claims, nearby resources, or other ¨¨¨««**&&&
###&@*^«.¨ unknown and mysterious things. ¨.«^*@&###
&*^.¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨.^*&
&&**«¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨«**&&
##&**«¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨«**&##
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