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.,~;$&@### ###@&$;~,.
..,,~^$$&# roads are physical representations of #&$$^~,,..
....~;^$@# the lines on maps that tell you where #@$^;~....
.,,~;;$&&@ you can travel. @&&$;;~,,.
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.,~;^$&@## those called roads are for cars. for ##@&$^;~,.
.,~;;;^$&@ bikes they are called paths, for trains @&$^;;;~,.
.,~;^$&@## they are called rails. ##@&$^;~,.
.,~;^$$$$& &$$$$^;~,.
.,~;^$&@## when traveling by foot, you can follow ##@&$^;~,.
.,~;^$&&&# all of these, or none. #&&&$^;~,.
.,~;^$&@## ##@&$^;~,.
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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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.,~;^$&@## here and there you will find symbols in ##@&$^;~,.
.......~^& 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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