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The two rival referendum campaigns have issued a final rallying call to voters in Scotland, as they prepare to decide the future of the United Kingdom in today's historic ballot.

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Yesterday those for and against independence took to the streets of Scotland for one last day of frantic campaigning.

Former prime minister Gordon Brown - who has been key in securing a fast tracked pledge for more powers for Holyrood if the result is No - made a passionate appeal to Better Together activists in Glasgow.

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He told then that the SNP's main aim is to "break every single constitutional and political link with our neighbours and friends in the United Kingdom".

But Mr Brown insisted: "We will not have this."

The Labour MP said of tomorrow's referendum: "The silent majority will be silent no more."

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Polls continue to suggest that the referendum contest is going down to the wire, with three separate surveys last night all putting support for No narrowly ahead on 52%, with 48% for Yes.

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But Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said he was confident voters would back independence when they go to the polls.

Speaking on a visit to an engineering firm in Stewarton, Ayrshire, the SNP leader said: "My confidence is based on what's happening in the streets and communities around Scotland, I think there's a very substantial movement towards yes because people understand this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to take the future of this country into our hands.

"When people go into the polling booths tomorrow they are going to vote for something, for a that vision of more prosperous but also a more just society, that's what's going to motivate people in the polling stations tomorrow."

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