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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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