Part 1, Sections 3 and 4 Summary

"Waking - Day Seven"

Eva wakes with her first clear recollections of a dream that, on previous wakings, she had only been able to remember vaguely - of wild trees, of sunlight, and of swinging along vines and branches using both her hands and feet. At first, she thinks she must be having dreams from Kelly's memory, but then realizes that Kelly had never actually been in a jungle - or, for that matter, a tree. Shortly after she wakes, Eva is visited by her father who, in his usual long winded, lecturing style (he is, after all, a professor and a scientist) explains that the process of linking Eva's neurons to Kelly's is going to take a long time. After a while, Eva tunes out, as she usually does, contemplating how much closer she is to her mother...