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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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.:=*§$&¶##    most roads are elevated, suspended    ##¶&$§*=:.
..:=*§$&¶# between  three  to   a   hundred  (rare) #¶&$§*=:..
.:=*§$&¶## meters above ground. the closer  you get ##¶&$§*=:.
..:=*§$&¶# to  a city,  the  more intertwined  they #¶&$§*=:..
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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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