Those of the dyed barbarians who had chosen the cultivable tracts were, in comparison with those who had left their marks here, as writers on paper beside writers on parchment.

身上涂有色彩的野蛮人当中，选择可耕地的和在这儿留下痕迹的相比，就像是用纸写作的和用羊皮纸写作的一样。