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.....~===@              ===============             @===~.....
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...~===@¤@ =           @     roads     @          = @¤@===~...
..~===@¤@#              =  @@@@@@@@@  =             #@¤@===~..
.~===@¤@##             ===============              ##@¤@===~.
..~===@¤@#                                          #@¤@===~..
...~===@¤@  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.          ¤@===~....
.....~===@                                          @===~.....
....~===@¤                  .~=#=~.                 ¤@===~....
...~===@¤@                                          @¤@===~...
..~===@¤@#    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.                   ¤@===~....
.....~===@                                          @===~.....
....~===@¤ 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.              #@¤@===~..
...~===@¤@                                          @¤@===~...
....~===@¤                  .~=#=~.                 ¤@===~....
.....~===@                                          @===~.....
....~===@¤ 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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