,~-^§*@###                                          ###@*§^-~,
,,,,,-§**#                                          #**§-,,,,,
,,,,~--§@#                                          #@§--~,,,,
,~-^§*@###                                          ###@*§^-~,
,,~~-§§*##                                          ##*§§-~~,,
,,,~-^^§@@              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^             @@§^^-~,,,
,~-^§*@@##             ^  #########  ^              ##@@*§^-~,
,~-^§***@# ^           #     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.      ###@*§^-~,
,~~-^§§@##                                          ##@§§^-~~,
,~-^§*@###                                          ###@*§^-~,
,,,,,-§*@#                                          #@*§-,,,,,
,~-^§*@###                                          ###@*§^-~,
,,,,~^**@#                                          #@**^~,,,,