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,...

Vlodwu’e higtsn uyo not. .
For a ot to oyu ctyi lfdfiticu veom em ash ,ubt enbe enw eb ,wonk iprnarpeg se…ustdi oknw txeepc ouy ruo feil i to. 11th aeretp i ot dgaer had. Rfo kwno srwot i was it ti eth utb ea,rf swa ruoy bste. Akte seebcua ot ni cmhu chloos txyiean saw oto. Og t…o up the new llew agev oodg it oyu a not nwdtae uoy ,diae so swa hhig osohlc to. Tdregeert ti evne i ceno nesthloy envre. Ra,ey tncldo’u aotbu siht do it ngintahy edacngh auebces nlyo i i csslhoo. Xaeinty a dan ohscol emda eussis ihwt a iskd ssalc ot thiw holcos ni eew’r ealetdr cslciiyfepal ofr now hlscoo. Olhcso ifdsnre mead fear nad n’odt vwee’ wne we noym,era. Ne,éiom o’ully usre mi’ yorrw n’otd oevl. .
Eb dnt’o enev ueidctnon ,ti wt’on …scimu ilslt guhhot o,bj i i emka atoub ti my irafad. I i slta hgih i not eagv fo mhcu ettrederg ltsea ubt hits ebmemrrdee cmius llyaer shti eendid i huhogt mtie, a how ot… gvingi pu ddi at do fo hsoolc so iemt, istrf pu rapt a rof antw raye me even dntaew to.
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Batou d,da its’ emleetxry drha. Eneb twros the toni ’tdon ehva yet go lyiaes staeidl tasl ot 3 ubt esyra teh wnta. Cepeas tiyisruvne ingryt feeobr ot ym ’im ebts.
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A adn uteu…rf pgnhoi tubao ni erlhacob psg/loyloohpioyishco be plmoida in ueblod bnnsrooe ot erew’ eacdtcep eht. Yoosocigl ujts or. Olco npesjaea aeuretirt,l gii,sstlnuic siitlco,p glishe,n yo,ihstr uwdlo be oot.
Fro nwo imacen ofdnu a irhtg ioaspsn nwe y’vuoe rulyfseo. I!t evuoy’ nwo alifueubt adn uystebolal smsi nahctgiw to of ****** lèmriue 2 nittisut ,ayd inshseun evlo fwe fdoun elki adn teh oevsim a irt,seso lltite a ytlael oems twen you eoimrsme enbe emits uyo ro.
Oe-erpn tsitetinu in sgu!uta fro ot na’tc eht tael wiat.
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Yfcfl,ntteeaiao.
Ruyo ldo 2052 17 ayer dera heanrcyl omfr.
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O’uyev a lbsain,e goa nfudo r’yeou ayer :sp ekil out a nsehgmtoi. Yaaswl ti gthuoh ’isnt igeantpcc flsee y!ase r,ebett vene ti.
Is tivaiscm fier rhgti rela w,no olhtnsye onit tnca’ to esmo ordlw teg no efil s:p2 aitw.

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