Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight Summary

In Chapter Seven Miri thinks back to a time are few years ago when she and Peder were talking about the quarry. Peder explains to her that mining linder feels like singing along with the mountain, but singing inside oneself and not out loud. Miri remembers this conversation with Peder as she experiements with quarry-speech. She tries to communicate her experience with the rat to the other girls. During the chore hour everything briefly comes together, but it is quickly gone and she must return to the classroom. Before the lesson Miri asks Gerti how she is feeling, and Gerti respond that she cannot get the rat in the closet out of her mind. After their lesson Katar opts to stay in the classroom and study, causing Miri to go elsewhere and practice her quarry-speech...