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Surfacing Chapter 4 Summary

  • The characters arrive at the cabin and settle in, as the narrator becomes immersed in memories and other thoughts about her family and childhood.
  • She finds that the house doesn't look recently lived in.
  • She goes out to the garden to get some food for them. Anna comes by looking for the outhouse.
  • The narrator then goes inside and cooks dinner. Afterwards, they're thinking about stuff to do. David pulls out some pot and lights up.
  • They then go outside to sit on the dock and hang out there.