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Edinburgh has seduced the mind of many a writer with its mysteries, the romance, history, and the people.
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I don't know if any of these remain in Edinburgh now. Certainly they were rare birds when I took this picture in 1984; Sadly I have forgotten the location. Delete the scoop?
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RANKIN had previously revealed his most famous character lived in Arden Street in Marchmont, Edinburgh. Delete the scoop?
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