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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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