[JustPiper]

How do they plan to divide the states? Illinois is a mess!

[LayoutGuru2]

I did a double-take on that one. If the country were divided into thirds it would have had my hair standing on end.

[jerseygirl]

What happened to Texas???

[Lady Heron]

How do they plan to divide the states? Illinois is a mess!

Well, it looks like they are dividing America along the Mississippi river. See the white stars...explosions in St. Louis, New Orleans and some place up north?????

[Domestic Church]

I'm looking at that map again since I didn't have any caffeine the first time and only had one eye open (post 532 for anyone wondering) and there does seem to be a very rough alignment with the red cross list of cities... don't like what I see regarding Alabama & Mississippi!

What are the translations for the words and what is the significance of the two white patches separating sections of the west as opposed to the dark slashes separating the rest of the country?