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¨¨¨¨-«^*%§             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              §%*^«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-«^*%              ^  @@@@@@@@@  ^             %*^«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«^*%§ ^          @      roads     @          ^ §%*^«-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-«^*%§@             ^  @@@@@@@@@  ^              @§%*^«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«^*%§@#             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              #@§%*^«-¨¨
¨-«^*%§@##                                          ##@§%*^«-¨
¨¨-«^*%§@#  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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