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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 ,.~^^^*&##
####&$*^~.          THEY ARE CALLED RAILS.          .~^*$&####
#$^^~.,,,,                                          ,,,,.~^^$#
###&$*^~., WHEN TRAVELING  BY FOOT, YOU CAN  FOLLOW ,.~^*$&###
####&$*^~.          ALL OF THESE, OR NONE.          .~^*$&####
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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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&*^^~.,,,,                  ,.~#~.,                 ,,,,.~^^*&
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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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