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,,,,,,,,,,              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             ^  #########  ^              ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, ^          #      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.          *^~,,,,,,,
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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.                   *^~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~^*%                                          %*^~,,,,,,
,,,,,~^*%£ 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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,,,~^*%£#@                                          @#£%*^~,,,
,,~^*%£#@#                                          #@#£%*^~,,
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