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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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¨¨¨^^-==¤@                  ¨^-#-^¨                 @¤==-^^¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨^-§¤@#                  ¨^-#-^¨                 #@¤§-^¨¨¨¨
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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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