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141 - The Wizard of the West Bow & Mary King's Close
Season 1, Ep. 141
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This is part 1 of a Spooky Scotland series for Spooky Month leading up to Halloween!
The stories this week are 2 stories from Edinburgh - there's no better place to start in my opinion!
So we have the stories of Thomas Weir, better known as the "Wizard of the West Bow".
And then the story of Mary King's Close!
Enjoy!
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