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