.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£###                                          ###£*$^~,.
...,~~~$*£                                          £*$~~~,...
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^              ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##              ^  @@@@@@@@@  ^             ##@£*$^~,.
..,,~$$*@# ^          @     roads     @           ^ #@*$$~,,..
.,~^$*£@##              ^  @@@@@@@@@  ^             ##@£*$^~,.
...,,~^$£#              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             #£$^~,,...
....,^^**£                                          £**^^,....
.,,,,^^$*@  roads are physical representations of   @*$^^,,,,.
.,~^$*£@## the lines on  maps that  tell you  where ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##             you can travel.              ##@£*$^~,.
.....~$$*£                                          £*$$~.....
.,~^$£@### those  called  roads  are  for cars. for ###@£$^~,.
.....,^^$£ bikes they  are called paths, for trains £$^^,.....
.,~^$*£@##          they are called rails.          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@## when traveling by foot, you  can  follow ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##          all of these, or none.          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*££@#                                          #@££*$^~,.
.....~~$*£                 .,~#~,.                  £*$~~.....
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##    most roads are elevated, suspended    ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@## between  three   to  a  hundred   (rare) ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@## meters above ground. the  closer you get ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@## to a  city, the  more  intertwined  they ##@£*$^~,.
..,,,,^^$£                   get.                   £$^^,,,,..
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@## in  such   areas,  all   crossings   and ##@£*$^~,.
....,~~^*£ 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   @*^,,.....
.,~^$*£@##    claims, nearby resources, or other    ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$£@###      unknown and mysterious things.      ###@£$^~,.
....,^$*@@                                          @@*$^,....
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
.,~^$*£@##                                          ##@£*$^~,.
...,~$***@                                          @***$~,...
.....,~^$£                                          £$^~,.....