..~^§¤@@## ##@@¤§^~..
.....~^§@@ @@§^~.....
..~^§¤@@## ##@@¤§^~..
....~~^§§@ @§§^~~....
..~^§¤¤@@@ @@@¤¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@## ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ##@@¤§^~..
......~^¤@ ^ @@@@@@@@@ ^ @¤^~......
..~^§¤@@## ^ @ 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. ##@@¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@@# #@@@¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@@# 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. #@@@¤§^~..
.......^¤@ @¤^.......
..~^§¤@@## ..~@~.. ##@@¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@@# #@@@¤§^~..
.....~~§@@ 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. ##@@¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@@# #@@@¤§^~..
...~~~§§¤@ @¤§§~~~...
..~^§¤@@@# #@@@¤§^~..
..~^§¤@@@# #@@@¤§^~..
..~^§§§¤@@ @@¤§§§^~..