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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) @@&†«,,,,,
,,«†$&@@@# meters above ground. the closer  you get #@@@&$†«,,
,,«†$&@@@# to  a  city,  the more intertwined  they #@@@&$†«,,
,,«†$&@@@#                   get.                   #@@@&$†«,,
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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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