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Infinitesimal- a variable that has zero as its limit.

Rudimentary- being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans".

I found the following to be a good metaphor:
"She'd seen an illustration someplace of an egg- round, vast, unassailable, as big and weighty as the moon" (217).

Again, lots of good loaded words in this book. A lot of good imagery. Here is another good example of just that:
A breeze rustled through the grass. The cicadas were humming in the high trees around her. A woodpecker, someplace, made his distinctive rap against a tree trunk." (223).

The author also uses a lot of smilies. I found this to be a good example:
"The new word- a word she'd heard before, but whose subtleties escaped her- floated in the air, like the smoke from J.D's pipe, between them" (220).

One theme I saw in this chapter was trust. Alice is having issues trusting J.D., and she learns to just go with her instincts. She learns that you must live for the day.