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“Every bird that flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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“Every bird that flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

"In this country, as in all others they had visited underneath the earth's surface, there was no night, a constant and strong light coming from some unknown source."
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum
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In this country, as in all others they had visited underneath the earths surface, there was no night, a constant and strong light coming from some unknown source.
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum

"And in the shadow of the silent night."
- Ivanhoe, Walter Scott
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And in the shadow of the silent night.
- Ivanhoe, Walter Scott

"It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man's life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half."
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
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It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a mans life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Black as night, sweet as sin.”
― Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys
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5 days ago
“Black as night, sweet as sin.”
― Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys

“Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity”
― Lao Tzu
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6 days ago
“Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity”
― Lao Tzu

“This is rather as if you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it?”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt
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7 days ago
“This is rather as if you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesnt it?”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

"Ramsay Garden, an extraordinary mixture of English cottage and Scottish baronial styles at the top of the High Street just below the Castle Esplanade, was designed for the professoriat of the university." ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago
Ramsay Garden, an extraordinary mixture of English cottage and Scottish baronial styles at the top of the High Street just below the Castle Esplanade, was designed for the professoriat of the university.

“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time?" That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the future.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
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1 week ago
“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere and that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past nor the shadow of the future.”
― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

'For generations it has been the most densely peopled and poorest district in the metropolis, the most picturesque and squalid, and, when viewed from the two bridges named, it seems to cower in its gorge, a narrow and dusky river of quaint and black architecture, yet teeming with life, bustle, and animation."
- Old and New Edinburgh, 1880
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For generations it has been the most densely peopled and poorest district in the metropolis, the most picturesque and squalid, and, when viewed from the two bridges named, it seems to cower in its gorge, a narrow and dusky river of quaint and black architecture, yet teeming with life, bustle, and animation.
- Old and New Edinburgh, 1880

"This new street exposes a romantic section of the lofty tenements in many of the closes that descend from the north side of the High Street, and was very properly named after Lord Cockburn, one entitled to special remembrance on many accounts, and for the deep interest he took in all matters connected with his birthplace."
- Old and New Edinburgh, 1880
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2 weeks ago
This new street exposes a romantic section of the lofty tenements in many of the closes that descend from the north side of the High Street, and was very properly named after Lord Cockburn, one entitled to special remembrance on many accounts, and for the deep interest he took in all matters connected with his birthplace.
- Old and New Edinburgh, 1880

Something a little different for a Friday. A very cool video filmed in one of Edinburgh's dark places that I've never been in, the Barnton Bunker.

It looks very cool (and the music is great too).

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"And now we must be silent and wait."
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
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2 weeks ago
And now we must be silent and wait.
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

"Each person's attention was occupied."
- The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas
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2 weeks ago
Each persons attention was occupied.
- The Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas

Morning all. A rare and mercifully brief note.

Firstly, I try to stay across spammers and scammers and delete/block as quickly as I can but always stay vigilant. This page is popular enough now to attract an ever increasing amount of it.

You probably won't see every photo every day, such is the way of Facebook. All is not lost, as soon as they are posted on Facebook they magically appear on the website - you can see all the photos there in one place:

www.darkedinburgh.co.uk/

Also on the website is info about the (award winning!) book and how you can get prints etc. As ever, all proceeds go to Simon Community Scotland.

Lastly, as always, many thanks and eternal gratitude for looking, liking and commenting. If you ever catch me taking that for granted please give me a stern talking to.
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