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...bitter wind by the white walls, with an earpiece to hear the names being called down in the church below and a watch in his hand. The second the names are finished, he must grab the red clapper in his hand and smash it into the side of the bell every 10 seconds for two minutes...
Because it is easy to lose track of how many times he needs to ring the bell, Campbell will often use a piece of metal or an old screw and mark the inside of the bell with small scratch lines in a tally...
...When you’re under here it’s extremely loud, especially under the bell,” says Campbell. He wears earmuffs to protect his ears, but he says he can still hear the bell and loves it. “By doing it every 10 seconds it really does sound pretty good,” he says...
Besides having to worry about correct timing, Campbell needs to make sure that he uses an equal amount of force each time he hits the clapper into the side of the bell, because Gomes will be listening intently below...
...Peter picks it up like you can’t believe,” Campbell says. “He listens and counts. He can tell who is ringing the bell just by how much force they...