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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.              .^~=%£####
###£%=~^..                                          ..^~=%£###
##£%=~^... 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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..........                 .^~#~^.                  ..........
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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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