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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.          ¨¨¨^~=*#@#
##@#*=~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~=*#@##
###@#*=~^¨                 ¨^~#~^¨                  ¨^~=*#@###
##@#*=~^¨¨                                          ¨¨^~=*#@##
#@#*=~^¨¨¨    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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*=~^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~=*
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