,^~†%§¶@##                                          ##@¶§%†~^,
,,^~†%§¶@#                                          #@¶§%†~^,,
,,,^~†%§¶@                                          @¶§%†~^,,,
,,,,^~†%§¶                                          ¶§%†~^,,,,
,,,,,^~†%§                                          §%†~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†%              ***************             %†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~†             *  ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶  *              †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~ *          ¶     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.          †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~                                          ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~†                 ,^~@~^,                  †~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^~†%                                          %†~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~†%§    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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,,,,,^~†%§                                          §%†~^,,,,,