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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 &*--¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~-†*$&@##     that particular stretch of road.     ##@&$*†-~¨
¨~-†*$&@##                                          ##@&$*†-~¨
¨~-†*$&@## however, some creatures paint  their own ##@&$*†-~¨
¨~-†*$&@##   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ##@&$*†-~¨
¨~-†*$&@@@    claims, nearby resources, or other    @@@&$*†-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨-†$$@      unknown and mysterious things.      @$$†-¨¨¨¨¨
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