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,:~/$##@##              ///////////////             ##@##$/~:,
,:~/$@@@##              /  #########  /             ##@@@$/~:,
,:~/$@##@# /          #     roads      #          / #@##@$/~:,
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,,,,,,:/@#   roads are physical representations of  #@/:,,,,,,
,:~/$@##@# the  lines on maps that tell  you  where #@##@$/~:,
,:~/$@##@#              you can travel.             #@##@$/~:,
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,:~/$@##@# those  called  roads are  for cars.  for #@##@$/~:,
,:~/$@##@@ bikes they  are called paths, for trains @@##@$/~:,
,:~/$@##@#          they are called rails.          #@##@$/~:,
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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) #@//~,,,,,
,:~/$@##@# meters above ground.  the closer you get #@##@$/~:,
,:~/$@#@## to  a  city, the  more intertwined  they ##@#@$/~:,
,:~/$@###@                   get.                   @###@$/~:,
,:~/$@##@#                                          #@##@$/~:,
,:~/$@@@@# in   such  areas,   all   crossings  and #@@@@$/~:,
,,,,,~~$## intersections are  placed in tunnels, or ##$~~,,,,,
,:~/$@##@#   special tower-like structures called   #@##@$/~:,
,,,,~$@@@# outposts, which enfold  the roads  where #@@@$~,,,,
,,,:~~//$#              they interact.              #$//~~:,,,
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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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