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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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.:==*¤@###    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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