A clock chimes every hour

Authoring Inform 7
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Every turn:
	If the minutes part of time of day is 0:
		say "The cathedral bells chime [hours part of time of day] o'clock."

EDIT: To avoid odd announcements like ‘The cathedral bells chime 13 o’clock’ if your game stretches into the afternoon and evening, one of these these modifications might be advisable:

Every turn:
	If the minutes part of time of day is 0:
		say "The cathedral bells chime [if hours part of time of day is greater than 12][hours part of time of day minus 12][otherwise][hours part of time of day][end if] o'clock."

or

Every turn:
	If the minutes part of time of day is 0:
		say "The cathedral bells chime [hours part of time of day] times, signalling [if hours part of time of day is greater than 12][hours part of time of day minus 12][otherwise][hours part of time of day][end if] o'clock."
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