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..##...... 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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##..##..## most roads are elevated, suspended .#....####
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#..##..### intersections are placed in tunnels, or ..#####..#
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#######... outposts, which enfold the roads where ##..#..###
######..## they interact. ........##
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....###### here and there you will find symbols in .###......
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##....##.. 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 ####....##
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