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--- original.js
+++ change.js
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@
 	if (customers.length >= currentLevel.customerCount) {
 		return;
 	}
 	var customer = new Customer();
-	var safeDistance = 500; // Minimum distance between customers
+	var safeDistance = 800; // Minimum distance between customers
 	var validPosition = false;
 	while (!validPosition) {
 		customer.x = Math.random() * (2048 * 0.8) + 2048 * 0.1; // Spawn customers within the middle 80% of the screen
 		customer.y = Math.random() * (2200 - 646.4) + 646.4;
@@ -419,11 +419,9 @@
 			}, 500); // Show for 2 seconds
 			LK.setTimeout(function () {
 				currentLevel = levels[nextLevelIndex];
 				// Reset timer for the new level
-				LK.setTimeout(function () {
-					game.startTime = Date.now();
-				}, 2000); // 2-second delay before countdown starts
+				game.startTime = Date.now();
 				// Clear current customers
 				for (var i = 0; i < customers.length; i++) {
 					customers[i].destroy();
 				}
@@ -431,13 +429,11 @@
 				// Hide current items instead of destroying them
 				for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
 					items[i].visible = false;
 				}
-				// Reset gaugeBar width and tint for the new level after the 2-second delay
-				LK.setTimeout(function () {
-					gaugeBar.width = 2100;
-					gaugeBar.tint = 0x00FF00; // Reset to green
-				}, 2000); // 2-second delay before resetting gaugeBar
+				// Reset gaugeBar width and tint for the new level
+				gaugeBar.width = 2100;
+				gaugeBar.tint = 0x00FF00; // Reset to green
 				// Create new customers and items for the next level
 				for (var i = 0; i < currentLevel.customerCount; i++) {
 					createCustomer();
 				}