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.....,=^@§   roads are physical representations of  §@^=,.....
.,«=^@§¶@# the lines on maps  that tell  you  where #@¶§@^=«,.
.....«^^^§             you can travel.              §^^^«.....
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.,,,,==^§§          they are called rails.          §§^==,,,,.
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.,«=^@§¶@# when  traveling by  foot, you can follow #@¶§@^=«,.
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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 §§@@@^=«,.
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.,«=^@§¶@# intersections are placed in tunnels,  or #@¶§@^=«,.
,«=^@§¶@##   special tower-like structures called   ##@¶§@^=«,
.,,,=^^@¶@ outposts, which enfold  the  roads where @¶@^^=,,,.
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.....,=^@¶ white, on the asphalt.  these are  meant ¶@^=,.....
.,«=^@§¶@# to   tell   the   drivers   about   what #@¶§@^=«,.
..,,===@§@ manouvers  they  allowed  to perform  on @§@===,,..
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.,«=^@§¶@#      unknown and mysterious things.      #@¶§@^=«,.
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