AtD translation: the inches

[Mark Kohut]

Yes, I think so....time measured in units of time, so to speak. "narrowing
down" not simply narrowing is a textual clue. As in winding down.

inch by inch
: very gradually or slowly

On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 3:48 AM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> P650.35-651.2   “By the time Jesse showed up, though, maybe it was beginnin
> to soak in, we’re too old for it, no mess that getting out of it meant any
> hope of getting out for good anymore—at best just for some breathin time
> till the next one jumped us, maybe. And meantime the inches, it’s always
> inches ain’t it, kept gettin shorter, all narrowin down, sometimes had to
> schedule a week ahead just to pick m’nose.”
>
> What does "the inches" refer to here? Is it the "breathin time" mentioned
> earlier?
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