What people do Montag meet in the countryside at a campfire? b. What are all these thousands of people living outside of the big city do?

Montag escapes to a local river, floats downstream and meets a group of older men who, to Montag's astonishment, have memorized entire books, preserving them orally until the law against books is overturned. They completely understand Montag's plight and motivations. They treat him with respect and even reverence.