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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. ¨:~=**@#
#**=~::¨¨¨ ¨¨¨::~=**#
&&&***=~:¨ 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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