..~»^$$@@@ @@@$$^»~..
.~»^$$@#@# #@#@$$^»~.
....~^^$#@ @#$^^~....
...~»^^$$@ @$$^^»~...
.~»^$$@#@# #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@#@$$^»~.
....~»$$@@ ^ ######### ^ @@$$»~....
.~~»»^$$@# ^ # roads # ^ #@$$^»»~~.
..~~~^^^$# ^ ######### ^ #$^^^~~~..
....~^^$@@ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@$^^~....
.~»^$$@@@# #@@@$$^»~.
~»^$$@#@## roads are physical representations of ##@#@$$^»~
..~»»$$$## the lines on maps that tell you where ##$$$»»~..
..~~~»»^$@ you can travel. @$^»»~~~..
.~»^$$@#@# #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@@## those called roads are for cars. for ##@@$$^»~.
....~~»^$@ bikes they are called paths, for trains @$^»~~....
.~»^$$@#@# they are called rails. #@#@$$^»~.
......~^$@ @$^~......
.~»^$$$@@# when traveling by foot, you can follow #@@$$$^»~.
..~~~»$$@# all of these, or none. #@$$»~~~..
....~»$$@@ @@$$»~....
....~»$$@@ .~»@»~. @@$$»~....
....~^$$$# #$$$^~....
.....~»^$@ most roads are elevated, suspended @$^»~.....
.~»^$$@#@# between three to a hundred (rare) #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@# meters above ground. the closer you get #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@@@# to a city, the more intertwined they #@@@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@# get. #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$#@## ##@#$$^»~.
..~~^^$@@# in such areas, all crossings and #@@$^^~~..
.....~^$$@ intersections are placed in tunnels, or @$$^~.....
.....»^$@# special tower-like structures called #@$^».....
....~»»$@@ outposts, which enfold the roads where @@$»»~....
.~»^$$@#@# they interact. #@#@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@# #@#@$$^»~.
.....~»$$# .~»@»~. #$$»~.....
....~»$$@@ @@$$»~....
.~»^$@#@## here and there you will find symbols in ##@#@$^»~.
.~»^$$#@## white, on the asphalt. these are meant ##@#$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@@ to tell the drivers about what @@#@$$^»~.
...~~»$$@@ manouvers they allowed to perform on @@$$»~~...
.~»^$$@### that particular stretch of road. ###@$$^»~.
....~»$$@@ @@$$»~....
......~^$# however, some creatures paint their own #$^~......
...~~»^$$@ illicit symbols encoding territorial @$$^»~~...
.~»^$$@#@@ claims, nearby resources, or other @@#@$$^»~.
.~»»^^$$#@ unknown and mysterious things. @#$$^^»»~.
......»$$# #$$»......
.~»^$$@### ###@$$^»~.
...~~^$@@@ @@@$^~~...
.~»^$$@### ###@$$^»~.
.~»^$$@#@@ @@#@$$^»~.