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Scotland decides: Huge numbers come out to vote in referendum
The country comes out in huge numbers on a historic day to decide if they will leave the United Kingdom.
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A Yes campaign washing line in front of Edinburgh Castle.Credit:AP
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Young voters leave a polling station in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.Credit:Reuters
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Yes supporters gather in George Square.Credit:Getty Images
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A young piper plays in George Square.Credit:Getty Images
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Thumbs up: Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond in Newmachar.Credit:AP
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A home-made sign outside a polling station in west Glasgow,Credit:AFP
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Debbie Ramsay, aged 24 and Gian Smith, aged eight, wait outside the Scottish Parliament as voting in the referendum continues.Credit:Getty Images
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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews have voted to allow women members for the first time in its 260-year history.Credit:AFP
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Pro-Basque independence party Bildu supporters hold up posters in favour of the Scottish independence referendum in Bilbao, Spain.Credit:Reuters
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A young girl has yes stickers placed on her face in George Square.Credit:Getty Images
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A "No" campaigner bursts into song as the BBC's Nick Robinson walks by.Credit:Getty Images
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A dog waits for its master to vote outside the Queen's Cross parish church in Aberdeen.Credit:Reuters
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Yes supporter James McLeod paints his Fiat Punto car parked outside the Scottish Parliament.Credit:Getty Images
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Surfers make their way into the sea in Aberdeen.Credit:Reuters
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A Unionist supporter talks with a yes supporter in George Square.Credit:Getty Images
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Chris McAleese holds a Saltire flag as he walks past Bannockburn polling station.Credit:AP
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Voters come to Notre Dame Primary School polling station in Glasgow.Credit:Getty Images
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A Yes supporter talks with a man and a woman with a Union flag in George Square.Credit:Getty Images
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A police officer walks past British Prime Minister, David Cameron's official residence at 10 Downing Street in London.Credit:AP
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A man walks to Victoria Hall to cast his vote at the nearest polling station to Balmoral Castle, summer home to Queen Elizabeth II in Ballater, Scotland.Credit:Getty Images