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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.          @@##%*=~..
..~=*%####                                          ####%*=~..
..~=*%###@                  ..~@~..                 @###%*=~..
..~===*##@                                          @##*===~..
.....~~*#@    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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..~=*%####                 ..~@~..                  ####%*=~..
....~***%#                                          #%***~....
..~=*%##@# 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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