Each day at noon a ship leaves Southampton for Bermuda.

At the same instant, a ship leaves Bermuda for Southampton.

Each crossing lasts exactly 6 days.

How many ships from Bermuda will each ship from Southampton meet?

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Each letter stands for a different digit.

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S is greater than 2.

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Each ship from Southampton will meet all the ships that leave Bermuda in the next 6 days - 6 ships. It will also meet the ship leaving Bermuda at the same instant as its own departure, and the 6 ships that left Bermuda in the preceding 6 days, making a total of 13 ships.

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