They are formed by giant magnetic fields channelling the super-hot gas into certain directions.

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The directions to Somonte are "drive to a certain kilometre marker and look for the flags".

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But it was just as certain, also, that we would carry on in the directions we were going, and so we did.

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Subway Time won't satisfy certain travelers as-is: it doesn't provide directions, and the earliest expansion to additional routes won't happen until the L line's information is linked up in six to 12 months.

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That seems all-but certain to occur at this point, although the political winds have a tendency to blow in strange directions.

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