Following Scotland's decisive choice to remain in its three-century old union with Britain, the Scots and the Britons are now faced with the challenge of healing the wounds of the divisive vote.

The referendum debate has split Scotland and Britain and there seems to be little indication of the campaigning passion to let up, a pro-union supporter told Time magazine.

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And that fire had more than once burned out of control.

On Friday, Glasgow saw a violent clash between pro-union supporters and pro-independence campaigners.

Media reports and photos uploaded to social media sites featured a gathering of pro-UK and pro-independence supporters fighting and vandalizing the 'Yes' campaign hot spot of George Square. Six people were arrested after the conflict.

Elsewhere, 'No' campaign signs were vandalized even as pro-union stickers were graffitied with insults like "traitor" and "cowards."

However, even before the final votes were counted, a new campaign for reconciliation was launched.

Alex Salmond, the leading figure in the campaign for Scottish independence, urged all of Scotland early Friday morning to accept the people's verdict for remaining with the union.

British Prime Minister David Cameron was delighted with Scotland's decision to remain part of the UK.

On Friday, he called for the people of UK to "come together and move forward" from outside 10 Downing Street and reiterated his promise for more powers for the Scottish parliament.

Alistair Darling, who figured prominently in the campaign against independence, echoed Cameron's appeals. Darling emphasized that the result of the referendum is an affirmation of the bonds that tie the people of UK together.

As a constitutional monarch, Queen Elizabeth II has maintained her neutrality on the issue of Scottish independence throughout the weeks leading to the referendum. The queen called for her country to unite "in the spirit of mutual respect and support" from her Scottish estate in Balmoral following the 55 percent over 45 percent win for the pro-UK movement.

The Church of Scotland gave a reconciliation service at the St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday. It was attended by more than 1,000 people from both sides of the independence debate.

Scotland's First Minister Salmond and his likely successor, Nicola Sturgeon, were reportedly absent from the service.

Reverend John Chalmers who presided over the Sunday service intoned reconciliation among the Scots.

He likened them to being on "two sides of the same coin."

To move forward, he said, the people of Scotland must move to the same side and become Scotland again, Time magazine reported.

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