Montag ends up taking Faber's advice and travels down the river, away from the city, until he runs into an old railroad line. Montag follows the tracks for a half and hour and spots a group of men warming themselves next to a fire in the middle of the woods. Montag approaches them and meets a man named Granger. Granger introduces Montag to their group of "hobo intellectuals" which consists of former professors and a reverend. They help Montag by giving him a special fluid that changes the chemical index of his perspiration which makes the Hound lose his scent. They also teach him the techniques involved in memorizing books in order to preserve knowledge. Montag is able to remember the book of Ecclesiastes. At the end of the novel, an atomic bomb is dropped on the city. Montag realizes that Mildred died in the explosion as he walks towards the city to help rebuild civilization.
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