. . . In one of the lands I visited I met a young explorer called Noisrot, who worked in the mountainous and undeveloped central regions of Spuorgetinif. He was one of many government employees who were charting these unexplored regions, looking for minerals and for passes in the rugged central mountain range towards the north, for it was hoped one day to open up the interior. Whenever possible Noisrot lived in the wild. He spent his days walking in the hills, listing the flora and fauna, collecting specimens, and surveying; his evenings were spent writing reports and reading those prepared by his colleagues.