A letter from Jul 26, 2022

Peaceful right?

Hi! How are you doing? It’s yourself writing, but from the past! Right now it’s July 26th, 2022, 11:35pm. You’re 14 years old. You’re on holidays in Paris. Remember? You wanted to visit the city you were born in, and where you used to live. And you wanted to make your mother happy. It’s been almost ten years since she has left her city. The city where she was born and where she lived for almost 40 years! She never left it until ten years ago, and you thought going there on holidays would make her happy. Guess what? You weren’t mistaken! About your holidays, you visited the japanese library you wanted to, it was wonderful, and, on top of that, you were FINALLY able to see the Music Museum and first and foremost, the Conservatoire of Paris! Even if the buildings aren’t that beautiful, seeing them made you so happy! After all, it was your dream to one day be able to join it! About that, how is music going? If everything’s going normally, you should be in Lyon Conservatoire, 3rd cycle now! Or maybe you’ve finished it? It would be very surprising and unexpected, but, who knows? Life is full of surprises and unknown things! But I hope you haven’t given up on music again! I’m sure you won’t do that. Because you remember how painful it was the first time and how much you regretted it, you won’t do that a second time. I trust you on that. So, about Paris. Do you still want to go there? Maybe you have other plans? I don’t think you would want to go to Lyon National Conservatoire if you had the choice, but maybe you want to study in England, not only work there? Right now I really want to study in Paris, but, again, who knows? About the music prepa, what are you going to do? Paris or Lyon? If you remember correctly, you wanted to go to Paris right after your graduation. Oh wait… I forgot THE most important thing! Did you pass baccalaureate? Were you able to get in the high school you wanted to? You know, you wanted to change schools in 11th grade. Did you do it? And about what your friends/family/relatives wanted to do, did Ethan apply for Versailles Architecture School? Where did Ewann went for his chef studies? Were you finally able to meet Solene, Précy and Ewi? Do your sister Léna still want to do fashion studies? And by the way, is she still learning oboe? Does she still like it? There are so many questions I want to ask, but anyway, I have to stop. With my whole affection, Charlyne from 2022

Epilogue

about 9 hours later

Hello, my dear dear 14 year old self,

It is nice hearing from you after 3 years. So much has changed, so much unexpected things happened… things you would’ve liked,...

Not stnigh u’vwdelo ouy. .
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Uohtgh faidra i o’dtn nowt’ i btoua it …iusmc litsl dtecoiunn eb ,ojb my ,ti amke eevn. Ugothh of but ighh eeterdgrt orf fsirt i i a who eeemdrremb sthi tarp aegv mchu em t…o otn ddi leylra ot te,im datewn wtna pu msuci ocsloh do pu atels at shti a alts e,tim erya i enidde enve so fo igvngi i.
Btcaeularceaa eapsds teh oue’yv hcfern. Uyo tals adn a ulbtyoesal tbu rola twhi a …wlle tiem ne,if lyillbtn!ria erya asdspe rtwnite …noe eth /902 swa 60/12 itsrf axme. Eyah os. .
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Go htane afly,im uyro ot sntwa salt mdea to ptyars btauo olscho he hiaytrdb) uro h,leoynts ndrifes a ofr (nad now uiocildse kcae adn. Ot od you tjsu tbu esntd’o 13 she wath h’tsat otn vnee anrmlo os ,yet onkw ’hses ,wkon swnta ety énla. Nad es’hs s’hes foetn yphap loosc,h a,slsc dre,ti iensg…w ni ig,nrwo even steardt of evols gtohhu i nilrablti miusc nithk pot erh isllt e’shs.
Hdra ’ist dd,a tuaob retemlxey. To aslyei eth o’dnt been tsal 3 have the teaidsl utb toni go anwt wrost yet yasre. Steb enrsiutvyi ot cpasee im’ ym foreeb gtinyr.
Elt otbua érpyc, you htem olmtsy eosl…nè wie, nowd adn. U…tb dan ekma ti i up tl,o ot meht mi’ nthik antw bouat ecdasr i ot llsit a. Chum oot.
Uory btu desrifn efn!drsi rae deam ,nwe sclteeé mn,ea nleoa bets i ueo’vy eepedxutcn dna. Owh kwon are yhet you know nt’od i. Nmae enaol wne hte fo onw ,readg cestéle is dik ni dna 0th1 was emcô a. Eutcod donl,rla ont. Eht it utb haedr kid abtou tdeisx,e ebfe!or eevrn uoy daink oyu st’aht she knwe yes,. We eovl emth. Srnidef iwht enbe os envre dan ewve’ yhapp. To onw ’htyree reetn iveitrysun ognig. Afr ostrye… tiyagns h’ses aolen ,neif wlli p!yhpa sltea ses’h ta ni ubt ni ynlo tlcseée ya,wa eb is.
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Boedlu bsnoorne ni nogphi be cearlbho oloocoly/ihyoighspps het olaimpd caetpdce a ni tre…ufu to and ’eewr bauot. Looygsoci ro sutj. Itnguils,sci ,srihoty oto lduwo cilti,pos ture,eiralt jenaesap eb oolc il,gehsn.
Enw for donuf ansopsi solruyef trhgi uey’ov a now einamc. Rèmeuil stoies,r ,ayd gcinwaht a ****** sehinnus wnet ro you isnuttti mseremoi elki tisme fduon mivsoe eenb uoy a btalyesulo nda ’uyveo ot 2 teh ltlaye of it! ettlli semo itufauelb vole wno smsi wfe adn.
Preno-e awit aetl ot uettsitni atn’c ni fro !sugtau eth.
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Fyael,oncaiteft.
Cyelhnar rdae odl ouyr ryae 71 5202 fmro.
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Ekli uto o’ruey a oeu’vy s:p gao a eray ngimtoshe nbe,lias dnuof. Epncagict eenv a!sey it’sn it ti ebt,tre eself yslawa tghuho.
Lwrdo ct’na on rale is onw, oems p2s: msacivit gte toni to wtia lnoeyhts rhitg efir fiel.

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