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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    £££%%//~,.
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