%^*=-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-=*^%
&%^*=-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-=*^%&
#&%^*=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=*^%&#
@#&%^*=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=*^%&#@
#@#&%^*=-¨                                          ¨-=*^%&#@#
@#&%^*=-¨¨             ***************              ¨¨-=*^%&#@
#&%^*=-¨¨¨             *  #########  *              ¨¨¨-=*^%&#
&%^*=-¨¨¨¨ *           #     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.      ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=*^
%^*=-¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨-=*^%
&%^*=-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-=*^%&
#&%^*=-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-=*^%&#
@#&%^*=-¨¨                                          ¨¨-=*^%&#@
#@#&%^*=-¨                                          ¨-=*^%&#@#