GRGR(24) - Random Questions 1

[David Morris]

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(530.27) Somewhere above him three bells strike, [...] It's late... _late_.  
He remembers where he is
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Can someone explain the time-convention of bells on a ship?  And are there 
any out there who might provide some symbolic significance of the hour in 
question?

DM
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