The people of southern Sudan have waited for this moment for six years. In fact, they have been waiting for 10 times that. People here have had their hopes dashed so often that they scarcely dared believe it could happen.
Even as recently as a month ago, many doubted the vote would happen at all. Nobody on the streets wanted to tempt fate by thinking about what was to happen afterwards. But over the last few days this has dramatically changed. Independence and freedom are no longer abstract concepts, but imminent realities.
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