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#@##$=†«~.              †  #########  †             .~«†=$##@#
#@##$=†«~. †           #     roads     #          † .~«†=$##@#
#$=««~....              †  #########  †             ....~««=$#
#@##$=†«~.              †††††††††††††††             .~«†=$##@#
##@#$=†«~.                                          .~«†=$#@##
@###$=†«~.  roads are physical representations of   .~«†=$###@
#=«~...... the lines  on maps that  tell  you where ......~«=#
#$$=«~....              you can travel.             ....~«=$$#
#$††~.....                                          .....~††$#
####$=†«~. those called roads  are  for  cars.  for .~«†=$####
@##$=†~... bikes they  are called paths, for trains ...~†=$##@
##$=«««~..          they are called rails.          ..~«««=$##
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#@##$=†«~. when  traveling by foot,  you can follow .~«†=$##@#
#==««~....          all of these, or none.          ....~««==#
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##@#$=†«~.                  .~«@«~.                 .~«†=$#@##
#@##$=†«~.                                          .~«†=$##@#
#@##$=†«~.    most roads are elevated, suspended    .~«†=$##@#
##@##$=«~. between  three  to  a   hundred   (rare) .~«=$##@##
#$$††~~... meters above ground. the closer  you get ...~~††$$#
#@##$=†«~. to  a  city, the  more  intertwined they .~«†=$##@#
@@##$=†«~.                   get.                   .~«†=$##@@
#@##$=†«~.                                          .~«†=$##@#
###$†~.... in   such   areas,   all  crossings  and ....~†$###
#$=«~..... intersections are placed in tunnels,  or .....~«=$#
###$=†~...   special tower-like structures called   ...~†=$###
#==†~..... outposts, which  enfold the  roads where .....~†==#
#@##$=†«~.              they interact.              .~«†=$##@#
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##=†«~....                  .~«@«~.                 ....~«†=##
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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.     .~«†===###
@#$†~~....                                          ....~~†$#@
####$=†«~. however, some creatures paint  their own .~«†=$####
#$$†~.....   illicit symbols encoding territorial   .....~†$$#
@@##$=†«~.    claims, nearby resources, or other    .~«†=$##@@
###=†~....      unknown and mysterious things.      ....~†=###
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