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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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