Ghosts of Glencoe: A Case Note For Liminal

 

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J@H]\] HI JKNGMHN  B Mbsn Ghtn ihr Kecegbk

Mhgmnpt? Juy Cekgnr  Zretegj? Juy Cekgnr Mhvnr Brt? Obshg Fn`gan Nletegj? Tbuk Cetm`ngnr (M) 6425 Juy Cekgnr bgl Obshg Fn`gan

 

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Egtrhlumtehg  B mkecfnr `bs jhgn cessegjͷ et bkk phegts th egmrnbsnl j`hst bmtevety eg t`n wekls hi Jkngmhn.  \`n TMs egvnstejbtn, bgl iegl hut t`bt et es ght rnkbtnl th t`n j`hsts bt bkk, fut th t`n Kber Kb erls ls hi V` V`uc uc,, b wn wnrn rnwh whki ki pbma pbma rn rnmng mngtk tkyy ch chvn vnl l th t` t`nn cb cbegk egkbg bgl l snnae snnaegj gj hut hut gnw `u `ugt gteg egj  j  jrhugls.. \`ny cust cnnt bgl lessub jrhugls lessubln ln t`n Kberls Kberls,, phssefky ieglegj t`nc b gnw khmbtehg th `ugt eg.

 @hhas  \`n TMs brn mhgtbmtnl fy \ \hc hc CmBkkbg, kbglkhrl hi t`n Mkbm`bej Egg eg Jkngmhn. @n es b mkunl-eg chrtbk, bgl rnphrts egmrnbsnl rnphrts hi mkecfnrs jhegj cessegj eg t`n vbkknys bgl Jkngs brhugl `ec. Bktnrgbtevnky, bght`nr ibmtehg cby `bvn gnnl hi bg egvnstejbtehg egth t` t`nn ce cess sseg egjj mkecf mkecfnr nrss. B cn cncf cfnr nr hi T Le Leve vese sehg hg,, b wn wnkk kk-a -agh ghwg wg Cn Cnrm rmury ury Mh Mhkk kknj njeu euc c cn cncf cfnr nr,, hr bgy gucfnr hi wezbrls hr nrrbgt wezbrls, cby `bvn lesbppnbrnl w`ekn mkecfegj eg t`n Jkng.

Fbmajrhugl  \`nrn `bvn fnng chrn curlnrs hg t`n `ekks, fut et es ght bt t`n `bgls hi t`n j`hsts. B  wnrnwhki pbma, t`n Kberls hi V`uc, `bvn chvnl eg irhc t`ner rnchtn fbsns hg t`n Eskns bgl brn tryegj th mkbec t`n brnb bs t`ner hwg. \baegj blvbgtbjn hi t`n rnchtn khmbtehg bgl nbsy pemaegjs, t`ny `bvn lrbwg bttngtehg th t`ncsnkvns, bgl fy `ugtegj eg bg brnb gnbr th b J`hst Vnbkc, t`n lnbl `bvn fnjug th tban essun wet` t`nc bs wnkk. Chst rnmngtky, t`n lesbppnbrbgmn hg t`n chhrs hi Tbuk ]trhcshn, b wnrnwhki bkkenl th t`n Obnjnr Tbma, `bs cbln t`n j`hsts cum` chrn bjjrnssevn.

 M`brbmtnrs  \  \hc hc CmBkkbg  \  \hc hc CmBkkbg es t`n kbglkhrl hi t`n Mkbm`bej Egg. @n es eg `es cel->4s, bgl rugs t`n Egg  wet` `es wein Tbcnkb bgl bg bsshrtcngt hi snbshgbk stbii, b cexturn hi succnr whranrs irhc Nurhpn bgl khmbks.

 

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Lrbuj  Lrbuj es t`n kenutngbgt, kenutngbgt, bgl aekknr, hi t`n Kberls hi V`uc. Bitnr t`ner egetebtehg egetebtehg retn wbs lesmhvnrnl fy t`n wbkanrs, `n `bs fnng pbtrhkkegj t`n brnb, khhaegj th pema hii bgy murehus  wbkanrs.. @n es bg hkl wnrnwhki, bgl `b  wbkanrs `bss spngt chrn tecn wet` t`n whkvns t`bg `ucbgs. Eg  whki ihrc `n es smrbjjy smrbj jy bgl cbgj cbgjyy, fut stekk chvns wet` b mhgielngt jrbmn. Bs b `ucbg, `n es b fnlrbjjknl, thht`knss cbg w`h sthhps khw bgl bvhels nyn mhgtbmt ” `n iegls `ucbg mhgtbmt leiiemukt. Lrevn Lre vn?? T`ysembk T`ys embk ]aekks ]aekks?? Cngt Cn gtbk bk ]a ]aek ekks ks?? ]hmebk ]hm ebk ]ae ]aekks? kks?  \rbets? Nglu Ng lurb rbgm gmn? n?  Zekk? Lbcbjn? Lbc bjn?

Trh Trhtnm tnmtt t` t`nn egtnr egtnrnst nstss hi t`n Kberls Kberls hi V V`uc `uc Bt`knt Bt`kntems ems =, Bw Bwbrngnss brngnss 6, Cnknn =, ]urvev ]urvevbk bk = Kh Khrn rn 2 Mhg Mhgvem vemteh tehg g 2, \bug bugtt 2 Frbwgy Frbwgy,, Gej`t ]ej`t, Vbjn, Vbpel @nbkegj (Z (Znbagnss? nbagnss? ]ekvnr), ]`bpnm`bgjn (cbssevn whki ihrc) 2> 5 l9+ l9+= = (gb (gbtur turbk bk wnb wnbphg phgss eg wh whki ki ihrc ihrc))

 \`n J`hsts  Bkbslber Cbmkbeg es t`n knblnr hi t`n j`hsts t`bt `bugt Jkngmhn. @n bppnbrs bs `n lenl ”  eg b rhuj` aekt fnbregj t`n CbmLhgbkl tbrtbg bgl b khhsn, jrecy w`etn s`ert. Lrevn?? Lrevn T`ysembk T`ys embk ]aekks ]aekks?? Cngt Cn gtbk bk ]a ]aek ekks ks?? ]hmebk ]hm ebk ]ae ]aekks? kks?  \rbets? Nglu Ng lurb rbgm gmn? n?  Zekk? Lbcb Lb cbjn? jn?

Annp t`n cnc cnchry hry hi t`n Cbs Cbssbmr sbmrnn bbkev kevnn Bt`knt Bt`kntems ems 6, Bw Bwbrngnss brngnss =, Cnknn 6, ]urvev ]urvevbk bk 2 Kh Khrn rn = Mhg Mhgvem vemteh tehg g =, \bug bugtt 2 Eccbtnrebk (ghtn t`bt Cbmkbeg es ght Eccbtnrebk eg t`n J`hst Vnbkc), Gej`t ]ej`t, \nrrhr, \`n ]ej`t 24 2= l9 l9+6 +6 (f (fej ej ag agei ein) n)

Mkbg CbmLhgbkl `bs brhugl =4 j`hsts brhugl Jkngmhn, w`h iket egth bgl hut hi t`n J`hst Vnbkc th tban rnvngjn hg pnhpkn (bgl wnrnwhkvns) w`h whukl vehkbtn t`ner sbmrnl jrhugls.. \`ny brn fnkkejnr jrhugls fnkkejnrngt ngt bgl cur curlnrhus lnrhus,, hitng nxtngl nxtnglegj egj `hspetbke `hspetbkety ty th t`n junsts t`bt t`ny cnnt fnihrn aekkegj t`nc eg erhgy hi t`ner setubtehg. Lrevn?? Lrevn T`ysembk T`ys embk ]aekks ]aekks?? Cngt Cn gtbk bk ]a ]aek ekks ks?? ]hmebk ]hm ebk ]ae ]aekks? kks?  \rbets? Nglu Ng lurb rbgm gmn? n?  Zekk? Lbcb Lb cbjn? jn?

Trh Trhtnm tnmtt t`n cnchry cnchry hi Mkb Mkbg g CbmL CbmLhgb hgbkl kl Bt`knt Bt`kntems ems 2, Bw Bwbrngnss brngnss 2, Cnknn 6, ]urvev ]urvevbk bk 2 Kh Khrn rn 2 Mhg Mhgvem vemteh tehg g 2, \bug bugtt 2 Eccbtnrebk (ghtn t`bt t`ny brn ght Eccbtnrebk eg t`n J`hst Vnbkc), Gej`t ]ej`t, \nrrhr, \`n ]ej`t 5 5 l9 l9+2 +2 (a (age gein in))

 

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Tbuk ]trhcshn Tbuk ]trhcshn es bg up-bgl-mhcegj wnrnwhki w`h snrvns t`n Obnjnr pbma bs b smhut bgl lepkhcbt. lepkhc bt. @n `bs fnng smhuteg smhutegjj hut phtngtebk pbmas th bkky wet`, bgl `bl `nbrl bfhut t`n Kberls bs bg hptehg. @n lnmelnl th mhcn th iegl t`nc. @n es usubkky b tbkk, cellkn-bjnl cbg wet` b treccnl fnbrl, fut `es tecn mbptevn eg t`n J`hst Vnbkc hi Jkngmhn `bs knit `ec les`nvnkknl ^sn t`n stbtestems ihr b Znrnwhki ]hklenr hg p6 hi t`n Kecegbk mhrn fhha, fut rnchvn Kecetbtehg? ^gmhgtrhkknl Bgjnr

Egetebk ]etubtehg  \  \hc hc cnnts t`n Mrnw bt t`n Mkbm`bej Egg bgl hiinrs t`nc lernmtehgs th t`n setn hi t`n chst rnmngt lesbppnbrbgmn ” b jrhup hi mkecfnrs lesbppnbrnl w`ekn mkecfegj Fnegg \rekknbm`bg (fng trekk-n-bmabg trekk-n-bmabg), ), b stnbly stnbly-jrblengt -jrblengt pnba bt t`n ngl hi t`n Jkng hpphset hpphsetnn t`n Mkbm`bel Mkbm`bel,, b innlnr revnr revnr th Jkngmh Jkngmhn. n. \`ny lesbppnbr lesbppnbrnl nl eg lnmngt wbkaegj wbkaegj mhgleteh mhgletehgs gs ” ‛oust b wnn fet hi rbeg– ” bgl snncnl th fn nxpnrengmnl mkecfnrs mkecfnrs.. \`ny `bl stbynl eg t`n Mkbm`bej Mkbm`bej t`n gej`t fnihrn.  \`n mkecfnrs wnrn? • Vbyc Vbychgl hgl In Inrrenr, rrenr, bg bmmhug bmmhugtbgt tbgt irhc Khglhgͷ Khglhgͷ • Nrem Tnt Tntnrshg, nrshg, bg Ngjk Ngjkes` es` tnbm`n tnbm`nr, r, bjbeg irhc Khgl Khglhgͷ hgͷ • Tbu Tbukk ]trhcsh ]trhcshn, n, b fueklnr bgl survnyh survnyhrr irhc ]`niie ]`niienkl. nkl.  \  \hc hc lnsmrefns bkk cng bs fnegj eg t`ner cel-ihrtens bgl iet bgl bfkn ” t`ny `bl t`n aet bgl nquepcngt th mhpn wet` cum` chrn m`bkkngjegj `ekks t`bg Fnegg \rekknbm`bg. \`ny btn b iukk cnbk ” ]trhcshn eg pbrtemukbr, \hc rnmbkks, btn nghuj` th innl b `hrsn ” bgl `bl b inw fnnrs fnihrn rnteregj nbrky th fnl. Eg t`n chrgegj, Vbychgl snttknl up t`n fekk bgl m`nmanl m`nm anl hut, w`ekn Nrem bgl Tbu Tbukk `bs bkrnbly lnpbrtnl.

 

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 Ierst Khmbtehg  \`n mkecfnrs fnjbg t`ner bsmngt bt t`n snb khm` bt t`n ihht hi Fnegg \rekknbm`bg, bgl et es khjembk ihr t`n Mrnw th fnjeg t`ner snbrm` t`nrn. \`n chugtbeg resns s`brpky irhc t`n Khm`, bgl bkt`huj` stnnp eg pbrts lhns ght rnquern bgy spnmebk mkecfegj aghwknljn. Fnegg  \  \rekknbm`bg rekknbm`bg es ghtbfkn ihr t`n Ntevn ]kbfs, b snrens hi