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My name is Rud D.
26 years old.
I'm currently in Hong Kong.
There are so many people on the streets, probably all of Syria.
I'm not even exaggerating.
Everyone's celebrating.
They're singing, they're taking pictures, they're taking videos.
What you, what you're hearing right now are not bullets, actually.
They're just more like fireworks.
People are just shocked that we actually got rid of the brutal government that we were under.
There is just this peaceful feeling that you get that it's okay, you're.
This is, this is over.
It's over.
It's the end of a 50 year old oppression that tortured us, that took away loved ones from us.
We're all afraid that if we sleep, this might be a dream.
Is this a dream?