¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=                                          =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*                                          *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%                                          %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@                                          @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶ we  might  find ourselves in the land of ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶#    kirugu vargir. the borders are not    #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*%@¶## known!   it  spans   until   it  doesnt, ##¶@%*=~.¨
.~=*%@¶### roughly. people know  where they are, or ###¶@%*=~.
¨.~=*%@¶## they have a hunch. below is the  map. it ##¶@%*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶#          is somewhat zoomed in.          #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶                                          ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@ kirugu   vargir  has  one  town,  a  big @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%   settlement or aggregation of peoples   %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=* and buildings.  it's  also called kirugu *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~= vargir, located where  the forest  falls =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ into  the desert. in  the  heart  of the ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. city stands the  crypt where  they  keep .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ veszelle,  the comatose girl whose dream ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ this is  (she has been stolen from earth ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨           by a pack of martens)          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ there is  a  law but it is watered  down ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the   further   away  you  go   (inverse ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 square?)                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ the desert is not  so full of life,  but ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~= it is there! a  lizard-like  people make =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=* their   homes  in   the   caverns  below *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%      ground. they are the original       %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@         collectors of the honey.         @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶                                          ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶#                                          #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*%@¶##                                          ##¶@%*=~.¨
.~=*%@¶### ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ###¶@%*=~.
¨.~=*%@¶##                                          ##¶@%*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶                                          ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%                  desert                  %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=* ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=                                          =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                   town                   .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  %# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨  ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ################# #% ################### ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~% ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ . . . . . . . great woods . . .  . . . . ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. ~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~%~% .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~= *.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*.*. =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=* . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%                                          %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@                                          @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶                                          ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶# in the forest  are  minor food producing #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨.~=*%@¶##       settlements, mines (battery        ##¶@%*=~.¨
.~=*%@¶###      production), witches and other      ###¶@%*=~.
¨.~=*%@¶## magicians, and lots  of prey. kirugu has ##¶@%*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*%@¶#   an overrepresentation of ferrets and   #¶@%*=~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%@¶ they  are  also  made  somewhere in here ¶@%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%@ (ferretary?), down to the  southwest. in @%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*% the southeast  are  some  mountains  and %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*                  caves.                  *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=                                          =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨