People were in shock. Were the borders really open? East Germans tentatively approached the border and indeed found that the border guards were letting people cross. Very quickly, the Berlin 墙 was inundated with people from both sides. Some began chipping at the Berlin 墙 with hammers and chisels. There was an impromptu huge celebration along the Berlin Wall, with people hugging, kissing, singing, cheering, and crying.
After the Berlin 墙 came down, East and West Germany reunified into a single German state on October 3, 1990.
Over and under and through the 墙 they came,
parched with...
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