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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.          **^«^.....
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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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