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,.~^§£§### the lines  on  maps that tell you  where ###§£§^~.,
,.~^§£§###              you can travel.             ###§£§^~.,
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,.~^§£§### between   three   to  a  hundred  (rare) ###§£§^~.,
,.~^§£§### meters above ground. the closer  you get ###§£§^~.,
,.~^§§§£§# to a  city,  the  more intertwined  they #§£§§§^~.,
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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 ###§£§^~.,
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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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,.~^§£§###   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ###§£§^~.,
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