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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.          ¨¨¨¨..^%%#
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#%%^^^^~.¨                  ¨.~@~.¨                 ¨.~^^^^%%#
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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.                   ¨.~^%%##@#
#%%%^^^~.¨                                          ¨.~^^^%%%#
##@#%%^~.¨ 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.     ¨.~^%%####
#%^~.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.~^%#
##%%^~¨¨¨¨ HOWEVER, SOME  CREATURES PAINT THEIR OWN ¨¨¨¨~^%%##
@#%%~.¨¨¨¨   ILLICIT SYMBOLS ENCODING TERRITORIAL   ¨¨¨¨.~%%#@
#@##%%^~.¨    CLAIMS, NEARBY RESOURCES, OR OTHER    ¨.~^%%##@#
#@##%%^~.¨      UNKNOWN AND MYSTERIOUS THINGS.      ¨.~^%%##@#
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