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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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###¤*%†«~¨                 ¨~«#«~¨                  ¨~«†%*¤###
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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.     ¨~«†%*¤¤¤#
###¤*%†«~¨                                          ¨~«†%*¤###
¤%††«~¨¨¨¨ however, some  creatures paint their own ¨¨¨¨~«††%¤
###¤*%†«~¨   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ¨~«†%*¤###
###¤*%†«~¨    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¨~«†%*¤###
¤%%†~¨¨¨¨¨      unknown and mysterious things.      ¨¨¨¨¨~†%%¤
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