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