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..~/$£@@## /          @     roads     @           / ##@@£$/~..
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...~~/££@@   roads are physical representations of  @@££/~~...
.....~//$@ the lines on  maps  that tell  you where @$//~.....
..~/$$£££@              you can travel.             @£££$$/~..
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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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