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