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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) $^:~^.....
......^~:^ meters above ground. the  closer you get ^:~^......
.......^~: to  a city, the  more  intertwined  they :~^.......
......^~:^                   get.                   ^:~^......
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....^~:^$§ 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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