.^^^^==:$@                                          @$:==^^^^.
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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 ##*:^.....
.^^=:***$#              they interact.              #$***:=^^.
.^=:*$#@##                                          ##@#$*:=^.
......^=*#                 .^=#=^.                  #*=^......
.^=*$#@###                                          ###@#$*=^.
..^^=*$$#@ here  and there you will find symbols in @#$$*=^^..
.^=:*$#@## white,  on the asphalt. these are  meant ##@#$*:=^.
...^=:$$## to   tell   the   drivers   about   what ##$$:=^...
...^^==*#@ 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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