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		<title>Slow Winter Weekends in France: The Small Rituals That Make Life Feel Rich (Even on a Budget)</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Farmers Reject Government Proposals and Prepare New Protests in January Tension continues to rise]]></description>
		
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		<title>Life in Rural France: The Dream, the Reality, and Why It Still Works in 2025</title>
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