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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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