Perry sits where the roads meet — I-75 running the length of it, the old highways crossing through, half of Georgia passing by on a Friday. Atlas Lawn Services works the town those travelers only glimpse: the front lawns off Sam Nunn Boulevard, the yards near the fairgrounds, the deep lots out where the pines take over again. Mowing, edging, trimming and clearing the drives is the whole of it, run on a route that comes back around like clockwork. What stays with you is the contrast — a yard shaggy at eight, squared and striped by ten, the mailbox standing in a clean ring. From Perry the day's map runs out to Byron, Bonaire, Kathleen and Fort Valley.