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Measure

Photograph taken inside a car, showing the space between driver and passenger. In the middle is a gear stick and a cup holder with cups of coffee. The right leg of the driver is seen, wearing denim. The left leg of the passenger is seen, also wearing denim. The passenger is holding a yellow tape measure between them.
Photograph taken in the countryside, near the edge of a cliff. In the foreground, a person's legs and feet wearing gray trainers can be seen. From the person's feet to the edge, a yellow tape measure is extended.
Photograph taken from the back of a car. In the driver's seat is a younger white person with gropped short hair and black glasses. In the passenger's seat is an older white person with white hair and glasses. The photographer holds a yellow tape deck down the middle horizontally.
Photograph looking down, showing the legs and feet of two people standing on a tiled floor outside, one above and one below. Both people are wearing denim trousers. The person at the bottom is wearing black boots, the person at the top is wearing white and gray trainers. Between them to the left side is an open, yellow tape measure.
Photograph of a highway in the countryside, near a forest. The upper half of the picture shows a cloudy sky. A yellow tape measure is held vertically in the middle, close to the camera and slightly darkened and out of focus.
Photograph of a car's side-view mirror, taken from inside the car. Near the camera and slightly out of focus, a yellow tape measure can be seen. The mirror reflects a person holding up a camera to it. Written on the mirror are the words: 'Objects in mirror are closer than they appear'.
Photograph taken inside a subway carriage. The carriage is about a third full, with several people sitting down. A yellow tape measure is held horizontally, close to the camera, measuring the distance to the nearest passenger. The seats are a mixture of bright red cloth and stainless steel.
The photograph shows a TV screen, which is showing footage of soldiers during a war. An object is on fire in the foreground of the footage. A tape measure is held diagonally towards the middle, obscured and in silhouette.
The photo depicts a person curled up in a couch and watching TV, seen from the side. Only the person's legs are visible. In the foreground, the photographer's right foot is seen wearing a sock. A yellow tape measure is held up in the middle, slightly out of focus.

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