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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.          &†:~:.....
....:~:†&§                                          §&†:~:....
...:~:†&§# when traveling by foot,  you can  follow #§&†:~:...
..:~:†&§##          all of these, or none.          ##§&†:~:..
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..:~:†&§##                  .:~#~:.                 ##§&†:~:..
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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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