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