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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.              #§%%/~,...
..,~/%%§##                                          ##§%%/~,..
.,~/%%§### 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.              ##§%%/~,..
...,~/%%§#                                          #§%%/~,...
....,~/%%§                  .,~#~,.                 §%%/~,....
.....,~/%%                                          %%/~,.....
......,~/% 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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