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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. ##%=\»~...
....~»\=%# #%=\»~....
.....~»\=% 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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