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Ring Once, Ring

A telephone operator or signalman mentioned in the narrative.

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First appearance: vi how i didn t drive major blank s car to camp such and such

Ring Once, Ring shows up with force in VIII: Back in Old "O Say"; I Start Answering Questions. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Ring Once is the steward who informs the narrator about lifeboat drill and the ship's departure, and later lends a screwdriver for typewriter repairs.
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See Ring Once, Ring in vi how i didn t drive major blank s car to camp such and such

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See Ring Once, Ring in vi how i didn t drive major blank s car to camp such and such