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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 ...~=\^%%£
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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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