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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.              ¨:«;%@@@§#
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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.     ¨¨¨¨¨«;@§§
#@#§@%;«:¨                                          ¨:«;%@§#@#
#§§§@%;«:¨ however, some creatures paint  their own ¨:«;%@§§§#
§§§@@%;«:¨   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ¨:«;%@@§§§
§§%;;;;«:¨    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¨:«;;;;%§§
#@#§@%;«:¨      unknown and mysterious things.      ¨:«;%@§#@#
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