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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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,,,,^-=^%@                 ,^-@-^,                  @%^=-^,,,,
,,,,,^-=^%                                          %^=-^,,,,,
,,,,,,^-=^    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.     @%^=-^,,,,
,,,^-=^%@@                                          @@%^=-^,,,
,,^-=^%@@# however, some  creatures paint their own #@@%^=-^,,
,^-=^%@@##   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ##@@%^=-^,
,,^-=^%@@#    claims, nearby resources, or other    #@@%^=-^,,
,,,^-=^%@@      unknown and mysterious things.      @@%^=-^,,,
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