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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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@¤%^~..... .....~^%¤@
###@¤%^~.. 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. ..~^%¤@###
###@¤%^~.. ..~^%¤@###
###@¤%^~.. however, some creatures paint their own ..~^%¤@###
###@¤%^~.. illicit symbols encoding territorial ..~^%¤@###
@%%~...... claims, nearby resources, or other ......~%%@
####@¤%^~. unknown and mysterious things. .~^%¤@####
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