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&&..&&&&.& ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .&...&&&&&
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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) .....&&&&&
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...&&&&&&& to a city, the more intertwined they .&...&&...
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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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