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The previous page rrray have tempted you to try out Scotland’s unique free accommodation for walkers. But, as Katy McAulay argues, there’s no point in sacrificing style while you rough it.
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look at it litttttl llltlUl‘l\. \Vllll the \xar'm glov. ol a tl;r_\\ lrartl hiking hehintl _\ou or it eoultl he that lliglrlantl l‘ark _\ou‘re getting \tuek into l'rom _\our plaxtie mug and the \\\eet aroma ol )our \ogg} \oekx toaxtirrg gentl} on the open lire. _\ou ean trul_\ appreeiate the magnilieenee ol Seotlarrtl'x \eener} liom \al‘ely l‘t‘llllltl a rain \palteretl \\llltlt)\\. knouing that )ouWe reaelretl the eo\etetl lra\en ol lrikerx e\er_\\\lrere tlrelroth}.
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