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##**^««~,,                                          ,,~««^**##
##*^«~~,,,              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             ,,,~~«^*##
###§**^«~,             ^  #########  ^              ,~«^**§###
#§**^«,,,, ^           #     roads     #          ^ ,,,,«^**§#
§**^«~,,,,             ^  #########  ^              ,,,,~«^**§
#§**^«~~~,             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ,~~~«^**§#
###§**^«~,                                          ,~«^**§###
###§**^«~,  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.          ,~«^**§###
§*^~~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~~^*§
§§**^«~~~,                 ,~«#«~,                  ,~~~«^**§§
§****«,,,,                                          ,,,,«****§
###§**^«~,    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.     ,,,,«****§
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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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