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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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