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From the capital of Edinburgh to the far-flung Shetland Islands, Scots embraced a historic moment — and the rest of the United Kingdom held its breath — after voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence referendum that could have ended the country’s 307-year union with England.

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Results have come in: 45% Yes; 55% No with a turnout of 86%.

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