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"A Perfect Encore in France" by TERRY MARTIN - PHOTOGRAPHIES by TERRY MARTIN The crowd waiting outside the village church to see the International Exhibition.

Three years ago in the Fall 2000 issue of Turning Points I wrote about the first Journee Mondiale (World Conference) in France. I remember the satisfaction of writing, "...all who were in Puy-St-Martin agree - this was the most original and intimate event in their experience." I also said that if there was a repeat event, our readers should not miss it. The French did do it again and it was even better than last time. In this issue Dave Forney does a wonderful job of giving us a first-timer's view of the event and Mike Hosaluk casts his discerning eye over the international exhibition.

This time I had the privilege of arriving more than a week before the opening and was able to help with the immense task of setting up....

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