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,,:~~:§§£@              you can travel.             @£§§:~~:,,
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,:~:§%¶@## bikes they are called paths, for  trains ##@¶%§:~:,
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,,,,:~§£¶¶          all of these, or none.          ¶¶£§~:,,,,
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,,,,,::%¶¶ 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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,:~:§%£¶##                 ,:~@~:,                  ##¶£%§:~:,
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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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