text:  You know, people were stunned. They were crying. They were cheering. They were hugging. They were so relieved. And then crowds started just filling the plaza, and it soon became a big party with barbecues and hot dogs and people singing and chanting anti-fascist slogans. And there's a giant statue in the middle of La République, and people had climbed up on it with, you know, horns and waving flags. Total joy, yeah.