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“Die Glocke reißt Gedankengänge ab in der Schulstunde, schneidet Plaudereien in der Pause auseinander, trennt Freundinnen im Garten, macht Herzklopfen vor unangenehmen Schulstunden, reißt einem die Tasse vom Mund beim Frühstück. Die Glocke ist Befehl. Unpersönlicher, gnadenloser, ewig gleichbleibender Ordner eines ereignislosen Daseins.”

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