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Bell

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A bell makes a loud sound.

13th-12th Cent. BC Shang Bronze Bell.jpg
13th-12th Cent. BC Shang Bronze Bell.jpg
It is often shaped like a cup. You can hit it with a hammer. You can also swing it. Some bells help tell the time. They bring people together.
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Big Ben 2001-06-27.jpg
Do you like the sound of bells?

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File:13th-12th Cent. BC Shang Bronze Bell.jpg
13th-12th Cent. BC Shang Bronze Bell.jpg
File:銅鈴 Chinese Bell.jpg
銅鈴 Chinese Bell.jpg
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Bianzhong.jpg
File:Brazen handbell.jpg
Brazen handbell.jpg
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File:English full circle bell mechanism.png
English full circle bell mechanism.png
File:St bees bells in down position.JPG
St bees bells in down position.JPG
File:St Bees bells in up position.jpg
St Bees bells in up position.jpg
File:Wind-powered bell under temple eaves,. Banna-ji. Ashikaga, Tochigi.jpg
Wind-powered bell under temple eaves,....
File:Erfurt Bell.png
Erfurt Bell.png
File:Big Ben 2001-06-27.jpg
Big Ben 2001-06-27.jpg
File:Tsar Kolokol with humans for perspective.JPG
Tsar Kolokol with humans for perspective.JPG

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