#@@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@@#
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨             ***************              ¨^«*$*§@##
###@*$*«^¨             *  @@@@@@@@@  *              ¨^«*$*@###
#@*$«¨¨¨¨¨ *          @     roads     @           * ¨¨¨¨¨«$*@#
##@§*$*«^¨              *  @@@@@@@@@  *             ¨^«*$*§@##
@***^^¨¨¨¨             ***************              ¨¨¨¨^^***@
#§§*$*^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^*$*§§#
§*$***^¨¨¨   roads are physical representations of  ¨¨¨^***$*§
#§$«^¨¨¨¨¨ the  lines on  maps  that tell you where ¨¨¨¨¨^«$§#
###§*$*«^¨             you can travel.              ¨^«*$*§###
§$$«^^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^^«$$§
##@§*$*«^¨ those  called  roads  are for cars.  for ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨ bikes  they are called paths, for trains ¨^«*$*§@##
@@§§*$*«^¨          they are called rails.          ¨^«*$*§§@@
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨ when traveling by  foot, you  can follow ¨^«*$*§@##
###§*$*«^¨          all of these, or none.          ¨^«*$*§###
§*$**«^^¨¨                                          ¨¨^^«**$*§
§$***««^^¨                 ¨^«#«^¨                  ¨^^««***$§
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨    most roads are elevated, suspended    ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨ between   three  to  a   hundred  (rare) ¨^«*$*§@##
##@§*$*«^¨ meters above ground.  the closer you get ¨^«*$*§@##
@*$«¨¨¨¨¨¨ to  a  city, the  more  intertwined they ¨¨¨¨¨¨«$*@
###@*$*«^¨                   get.                   ¨^«*$*@###
###§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§###
###@§**«^¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨^^**@
##@§*$*«^¨   illicit symbols encoding territorial   ¨^«*$*§@##
###@*$*«^¨    claims, nearby resources, or other    ¨^«*$*@###
###@§*$«^¨      unknown and mysterious things.      ¨^«$*§@###
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
@@*$««^^¨¨                                          ¨¨^^««$*@@
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##
#§$***«¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨«***$§#
##@§*$*«^¨                                          ¨^«*$*§@##