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The Scottish Independence Movement's Final Push Includes a Whole Lot of Chalk Art

The streets of Edinburgh were covered in "Yes" messages on Wednesday.
Will chalk slogans push Scotland to an independence vote?AP Photo/Scott Heppell

Less than 24 hours remain until Scots make a historic vote on whether to become an independent nation, or remain part of the United Kingdom. On both sides of the political debate, people are making final pitches in an effort to woo voters. The anti-independence, or "No" faction, have been stepping up their efforts in recent weeks. An alarm seems to have gone off in London as poll numbers suggest Scotland may, in fact, vote to secede.

"Great Britain is what makes Scotland great," the editorial board of The Sunday Times wrote over the weekend. British Prime Minister David Cameron traveled to Scotland on Monday, emphasizing the potential finality of Thursday's independence referendum. "If you don't like me I won't be here forever. If you don't like this government it won't last forever. But if you leave the U.K. that will be forever," Cameron told an audience, the Christian Science Monitor reports.