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1121:Mingun Bell
925:Ship's bell
906:Jingle bell
872:Crotal bell
862:Church bell
778:Strike tone
758:Campanology
743:Bell shrine
738:Bell-ringer
701:terminology
620:Wofo Temple
537:Dule Temple
211:Juéshēng Sì
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124:116°19′55″E
52:Affiliation
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181:Dàzhōng Sì
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1091:Great Tom
1002:Blagovest
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877:Dead bell
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400:Footnotes
270:About.com
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1173:Kentucky
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969:Chiming
901:Handbell
882:Doorbell
857:Cat bell
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814:Aluphone
713:Bell-cot
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692:Bells
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