The Wall is being demolished Sledgehammers resound on both sides. The Wall marked the national borders for decades --- until yesterday. "Border" might not be the right word, however. Originally, both sides were part of a single nation. The country became divided owing to differences in ideology, and the two sides remained so mutually antagonistic that a high, thick wall had to be built. Those days are gone now. A year ago, the leaders of the two sides shook hands in a historic recondliation. "Look at them, smiling like idiots. I can't believe it!" His still-boyish face wears a scowl of disgust.