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I loved this story. So inspiring. Probably easier for the readers to say than the human reading it but I hope you’ll pause to be proud and thanks so much for sharing it with us.

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thanks for coming along for the ride! there will be other dispatches from here when something dispatch-worthy happens. that story had a beginning, middle and end, but then life has gone on and so we won't lose the maximiens forever...

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Wow! That was like a trip floating through scenes, conversations, aromas, even unspoken insights from our tour guide. You packed the end of the first year from morning bath to dark night escape to the home you’ve made warm with friends and neighbors. Good move!

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thank you kindly! and it's all 100% true.

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This installment was utterly charming and very wise. ♥️🌺

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Love your stories!

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No words can say how much loved this chapter—filled with ways you have come to love your petite village and its various residents. Merci💚

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I looked for Saint-Maxime on a map, and it shows as in the South of France, near Saint-Tropez. Different Saint-Maxime?

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fake name! i live in the exact center of the village, so i changed its name along with everyone else's.

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