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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.          £$%*~:....
.....:~*%$                                          $%*~:.....
......:~*% when traveling  by  foot, you can follow %*~:......
.......:~*          all of these, or none.          *~:.......
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..........    most roads are elevated, suspended    ..........
.......... between  three   to   a  hundred  (rare) ..........
.......... meters above ground. the  closer you get ..........
.......... to  a  city,  the  more intertwined they ..........
..........                   get.                   ..........
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.......... in   such  areas,  all   crossings   and ..........
.......... intersections are placed in tunnels,  or ..........
.........:   special tower-like structures called   :.........
........:~ outposts, which  enfold the  roads where ~:........
.......:~*              they interact.              *~:.......
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.....:~*%$                  .:~@~:.                 $%*~:.....
....:~*%$£                                          £$%*~:....
...:~*%$£@ 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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