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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.          ##¶#%*^-^,
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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.              ¶¶#**^^,,,
,^-^%#¶###                                          ###¶#%^-^,
,^-^*%#¶##                 ,^-#-^,                  ##¶#%*^-^,
,,,,,^^^%#                                          #%^^^,,,,,
,^-^*%#¶## 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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