Out of Bounds
“A surprising number of stars were visible above the Firth of Forth in spite of the light pollution from the city. Karen pulled on her thermal-lined gloves and gave a little shiver as she emerged from the warmth of her apartment block and the cold air hit her.She hesitated for a moment, debating which direction to choose for her late-night expedition. She’d been promising herself a mooch through the Old Town to Holyrood, but the scene she’d witnessed on the railway path a couple of nights before... had intrigued her. She wondered whether it had been a one-off or if it was a regular gathering place.There was one obvious way to find out.With a destination in mind, Karen moved more quickly than usual through the side streets of Leith. It wasn’t the Wild West town of Trainspotting these days; too many people had splashed their cash on flash modern apartments like hers, too many upwardly mobile young professionals had colonised tenement closes. But after midnight, the few people she saw on the street seemed to come from the older Leith of chancers and drinkers, hookers and druggies, and the poor-but-respectable who’d failed to reach escape velocity.MoreLess
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