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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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