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Summary and Analysis Chapter 6
Summary
Cora has no way of knowing how long she remains trapped underneath Sam’s house in the darkness. As she waits, she worries about what has become of Caesar, wishing the two of them had left South Carolina when they had the chance. A train finally appears but passes Cora without stopping. Cora races after it, yelling, and it stops. The young engineer explains that this stop was not on his schedule: He is only supposed to be testing the railroad lines, not picking up cargo but lets her board. He leaves Cora at an abandoned-looking station in North Carolina.
The station seems to have caved in, and Cora fears that she is trapped underground again. However, a station agent named Martin Wells appears, helping her move aside the rubble and get above ground. Martin is very worried by her presence, saying she shouldn’t be there. Nonetheless, he gets his wagon and transports Cora to his house. On their way, he stops to show her a gruesome trail of dead black bodies called the “Freedom Trail.”
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