Germinal, Chapter 6: samenvatting

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1. Étienne emerges from the mine determined to leave, while Chaval blames him for rejected coal trams and lost pay.
2. Catherine prompts Maheu to help Étienne find food and lodging on credit, delaying his departure.
3. The departing miners witness a quarrel between coal screeners over stones that reduce their earnings.
4. Rasseneur refuses Étienne a room, then changes his answer after learning that Étienne knows Pluchart.
5. Discussion at the inn exposes hardship and disagreement about how much workers should demand.
6. Étienne surveys the Voreux and surrounding plain, then decides to return underground to endure hardship and fight.

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