<carnet><center><b>WAVES</b>
<a href="http://tomkurcz.com" target="_blank">By Tom Kurcz</a>
Music Theme by
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[[Start ->Entering House]]
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<center><i>June, 23th, 1996</i>
I've finally arrived. In this house. Our old vacations house, which is mine, now.
I haven't been very enthusiastic to turn that key on the door.
[[I've had to do it, though. ->In the house]]
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Nothin' has changed since the last time I passed here.
[[There's that poor decoration...->Poor Decoration]]
[[There's that enigmatic puzzle...->Enigmatic Puzzle]]
[[There're these fishing things...->Fishing Things]]
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...a disgusting tapestry with blue flowers. And some holes. Actually lots of holes.
It was even wonder if they weren't covering the whole walls. We should have repaired the house.
[[There are also these fishing things... ->Fishing Things - Poor Decoration]]
[[There's also that enigmatic puzzle...->Enigmatic Puzzle]]
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...and this has been quite a strange puzzle! I didn't remember of this thing 'til now.
But now that I've thought: Dad made it a few years ago.
[[For Mathilde.->For Mathilde]]
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... cos' daddy had this habbit to construct a puzzle for each of his daughters. The last one wasn't born yet, but her arrival in the family wasn't very long to expect anymore. I've never really understood why he did these puzzles, but I'm sure that momma loved them. Yeah, each time mommy was pregnant, he was back in the great business of puzzles.
I've never really got the meaning of these paint-puzzles, but
[[I have to try to understand Mathide's one. ->What the hell is this paint?]]
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The day when this puzzle was finished, and obviously when dad put it on the wall, was exactly the last time - excepting today - that I've been here.
A beautiful day of June, a little while after my Junior High School exams.
I remember that this day all started [[by mommy who said:->Mommy Say]]
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I can see some rounded gloomy figures.
Like, waves.
Can't even describe those shapes. The blue circles inside the few red "waves" are recovered by a yellow fluid?
Huh, what shit about daddy could have been thinking by chosin' this puzzle?
Fortunately, this thing [[belongs to the old days. ->Old Days]]
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...there were two fishing nets and tow rods fishing arranged in storage, next to the stairs above the kitchen.
Fishing moments in family were always great. Espacially in the town we are. Because Bretagne offers lots of places to go fishing.
[[There's also that enigmatic puzzle->Enigmatic Puzzle]]
[[There's that poor decoration...->Poor Decoration - Fishing Things]]
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...there were two fishing nets and tow rods fishing arranged in the storage, next to the stairs above the kitchen.
Fishing moments in family were always great. Espacially in the town we are. Because Bretagne offers lots of places to go fishing.
[[And finally, there's that enigmatic puzzle...->Enigmatic Puzzle]]
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...a distugting tapestry with blue flowers. And some holes. Actually lots of holes.
It was even wonder if they weren't covered the walls.
[[And finally, there's that enigmatic puzzle...->Enigmatic Puzzle]]
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Martha, Margaux, Lionel, the weather is good today, what do you think about a little <i>promenade</i> to <i>La Torche</i>?
[[And daddy answered.->Daddy Answer]]
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<dad>Honey, Marise, that's okay but you should be careful, the baby could arrive right now.
But, just before doing anything we have something important to do...</dad>
[[Crepes PARTY!!!->Crêpes Party]]
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Crepes parties were the best things I've ever lived in my life. Espacially daddy's ones. The "Froment" crepes are the best food ever.
I especially love to eat with some...
[[Chocolate->Chocolate Crêpes]]
[[Sugar->Sugar Crêpes]]
[[Maple Syrup->Sirop d'Erable Crêpes]]
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Hmmm, yummy!!
But, of course the best chocolate is the...
[[...Melted house-made chocolate.->Chocolate Melted]]
[[...Nutella.->Chocolate Nutella]]
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Eek, putting sugar on froment's crepes is too loud for me. Cause they are already sugary.
I promised that I won't do it again after this crepe! I haven't wanted to be fat again.
While we were eating, Margaux took her inseparable camera [[to take a few pics.->Photos 1]]
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Jesus, this is good. When I'm eating this, I just want to say:
"Hey Canada! Come on, take me to your country! I want to do my studies and live with you!".
While we were eating, Margaux took her inseparable camera [[to take a few pics.->Photos 1]]
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Oh Gosh. This. Is. The Best.
Nearly the best, though.
While we were eating, Margaux took her inseparable camera [[to take a few pics.->Photos 1]]
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A safe value. Always.
The same for Margaux.
While we were eating, Margaux took her inseparable camera [[to take a few pics.->Photos 1]]
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The complete family was always traveling in a Ford.
However, I don't remember which model.
It was not a really pretty car, but it was comfortable.
During the long roads, daddy couldn't prevent one thing: the music.
He was always trying to find something to unify the family. At his own maneers.
It was both pretty dumb and cute in someway.
That day, [[daddy was on fire.->Song 1]]
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Margaux absolutely loved to take photos. She would have been a great photograph. She was only 1 year younger than me.
So, as always, she proposed to take a photo of her and I.
[[I accepted.->Photos 1 Agree]]
[[I declined.->Photos 1 Disagree]]
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Yeah! Of course [[come here at my right!->Margaux Happy 1]]
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Next time perhaps ? Taking a photo of us eating food [[isn't very exciting.->Margaux Angry 1]]
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Hey girls, there's an amazing song on the radio, just hear it and [[sing with me.->Song 2]]
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[[I told you that daddy was on fire.->Song 4]]
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Hell yeah Martha, you're doing great!
Damn I love all of you my girls.
Besides, you should remember why I love this music, I made you listen to this so many times. [[Anybody? ->Daddy's Question]]
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Come on! Don't you want to sing with me?
Ok...
Besides, you should remember why I love this music, I made you listen to this so many times. [[Anybody? ->Daddy's Question]]
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Hep, you could do better Martha, you were close to the right lyrics but that's not exactly that.
Besides, you should remember why I love this music, I made you listen to this song so many times. [[Anybody? ->Daddy's Question]]
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On the first part of the journey
Was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
But the air was full of sound
I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
Cause there aint' no one 4-2 give you no pain
La, la, la la la, la, la la, la, la...
COME - ON girls, [[follow me!->Song 3]]
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Great answer Martha!
Hey look here, [[we arrived at the sea.->Sea]]
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I knew the answer. This was during one of his West-Coast trips in America when he was 30s.
I didn't remembered very well but I knew it was related to some moments with a buddy of work. According to the music we just heard, the city where he worked may be...
[[Mexico->Daddy's Bad Answer]]
[[Texas->Daddy's Bad Answer]]
[[New-Mexico->Daddy's Good Answer]]
[[Or I've decided to be lazy to answer.->Daddy's Not Answer]]
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You were close! It's actually New-Mexico. Land of long desert roads, good music...
Anyway, please take a look at the outside, [[we arrived at the sea.->Sea]]
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No..nobody?! Hey I've told you so many times.
Anyway, forget it, [[we arrived at the sea.->Sea]]
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During our ballad to <i>La Pointe La Torche</i>, Margaux went in her photography-craziness, as always. She took like 8 or 9 landscapes photos, but she couldn't resist to do a little selfie with her a grand-sister.
This time...
[[...I accepted.->Margaux Happy 2]]
[[...I declined.->Margaux Angry 2]]
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But she looked happy, and it was surely the best thing to provide for her.
After this, we finally [[joined <i>La Torche</i>.->To La Torche]]
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She has to understand that sometimes I just want not to be disturbed, I just want to think alone.
After this, we finally [[joined <i>La Torche</i>.->To La Torche]]
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That's not cool, what's wrong with you? [[You're not the best sister.->Not The Best]]
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It rocks! [[You're the best.->The Best]]
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Of course [[I was not.->Photos 2 Agree]]
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Of course [[I was.->Photos 2 Disagree]]
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The chorus may be...
[[La, la, la la la, la, la la, la, la->Daddy Happy 1]]
[[La, la, la, la la la, la la la la la, la->Daddy Happy 2]]
[[La,la....la->Daddy Happy 2]]
[[...->Daddy Unhappy]]
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<i>La Torche</i> was a very beautiful place where you mostly find fishers and surfers. It was like a 500 yards-long dam. Actually, it was not very big.
There, the waves were particurlarly wide and high. Even too much high.
While we were enjoying our walk through <i>La Torche</i>, we took a little pause to admire the unchained sea. After a few minutes, Margaux, never without his camera, wanted to take some cliches of the place.
(if: $margaux >= 1)[[[So, Margaux moved a little forward.->Margaux Moves]]] (else:)[[[So, Margaux moved a little forward.->Margaux Not Moves]]]
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Hmmm...Fresh air of the sea! [[Mathilde is gonna love it.->Sea Mom Answer]]
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For sure Mathilde was missing the best <i>promenade</i> of her life.
And we [[continued to walk.->Sea 2]]
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I appreciate it Martha! [[Now let's join the car.->By Car]]
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Ok. I totally understand.
[[We should join the car now.->By Car]]
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The parents were saying to her for not taking the risk to use her camera here. She was saying something like:
"Yes, yes... Don't worry, there's nothing to fear.".
[[That was bullshit.->Rock Broke up]]
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While the parents were saying to her of not taking the risk to take photos here, she was approaching the sea too much. At a moment, she stopped.
[[She nodded and shruged.->Margaux Talks]]
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There was nothing to dissuade her: she approached the sea too much and while she was taking her photos, a rock collapsed, (if: $dad >= 1)[[[making her fall in the sea.->Drowning]]] (else:)[[[making her fall in the sea.->Drowning 2]]]
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No one of us was really understanding the situation.
She was taking away in the sea with a incredible speed. But daddy was ready for everything to save his dear daughter.
He couldn't realize that Margaux was already very far from us in spite of mom and I told him that it was too dangerous for him to save her.
He didn't take the time to listen us, so [[he jumped.->Dad Quickly Jumped]]
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It was a long jump.
Faster than possible, daddy was determined to help Margaux.
But it wasn't enough, he was just taking away from Margaux and he couldn't make anything with these very strong waves.
With mom, our immediate reaction was to call 112, and [[to call for help to every people in the whole place.->Call 112]]
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In the minutes which followed the accident, the urgencies came with an helicopter, searching for daddy and Margaux.
The hours which followed the accident were what I call
[["The Worst Hours".->Worst Hours]]
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Mommy was shocked. I've never seen her panicking this much.
I've never forgot this. It stills haunts me some nights.
Sometimes I made nightmares, reliving that moment, combined to Laura Palmer's face shouting at me. Hurgh, talking about it already scares me.
[[Actually, they were still alive.->Still Alive]]
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This was the only thing in which we were hoping.
At the end of the afternoon, urgencies have found Margaux on a beach, seriously injured, close to the death. They tried to save her at the hospital. But there was nothing to do. She passed away in the night.
Then, daddy has been found at the same time by a surfer. He was already dead. And mommy and I, [[we were not ready to make our mourning.->Emotion]]
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Fortunately, all of this belongs to the old days.
4 years passed since this drama. And now I've been ready, [[ready to move on. ->Ending 2]]
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I took the lighter from the right pocket of my jeans, pushed the button, and I made this puzzle on fire.
The whole place was burning when I joined my car.
For my part, the next step of my life was fixed:
[[going to Vancouver and succeed in my journalism studies.->Credits]]
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<b>WAVES</b>
<a href="http://tomkurcz.com" target="_blank">By Tom Kurcz</a>
Music Theme by
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/lopodyr" target="_blank"><img src="http://tomkurcz.com/Perso/MINDNIGHT/Lopodyr.png" height="35%" width="35%"></a>
Car Song from
<i>America - A Horse with no Name</i> (Instrumental Cover)
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I immediately left the house without looking back. And I planted the panel that I left on the ground at my arrival.
The whole house was finally ready to be sold for another family.
I wished they could enjoy their crepes.
For my part, the next step of my life was fixed:
[[going to Vancouver and succeed in my journalism studies.->Credits]]
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Why I had as much precised memories of that day ? I didn't really know.
But I've believed this puzzle was really special.
So I took it to start my own investigation about it.
For my part, the next step of my life was fixed:
[[going to Vancouver and succeed in my journalism studies.->Credits]]
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And she was taking away in the sea in a incredible speed. No one of us was really understanding the situation. But daddy was ready for everything to save his dear daughter.
Margaux was already very far from us. With mom we told him that it was too dangerous for trying to save her.
He took the time to listen us without be really concentrated on us, so he prepared an impulse and [[he dived the head first.->Dad Dived]]
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It was a long dip stung to forward.
But once again. Thierret's family was cursed.
Daddy banged his head on a rock.
It was bleeding in all the sea. It was like a picture of horror. Daddy was painting in red the whole paint.
By being a little lucky we could take his hand and pull him while he was trying to gain surface.
With mom, our immediate reaction was to call 112, and [[call help in the whole place.->Call 112 Good]]
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This was the only thing in which we were hoping.
At the end of the afternoon, the urgencies had found Margaux on a beach, seriously injured, close to the death. They tried to save her at the hospital. But there was nothing to do. She passed away in the night.
For daddy, the results were a little more positive.
During the shock, his spinal cord has been ripped. The doctors promised that he'll be alive. And that was true.
However [[his legs had been paralized for ever.->Emotion 2]]
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You're right, I should stay with you. Even more that I've already lots of photos with Martha.
[[I'm enjoying this day with you all!->Perfect Day]]
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And all finished well like a perfect day. We were admiring the tough and beautiful sea while daddy was saying bad jokes and mommy, Margaux and I were smiling.
[[It just was the good old days.->Old Days End Good]]
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Fortunately, all of this belongs to the old days.
4 years passed since this day. And now I just wanted [[to move on. ->Ending 1]]
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In the minutes which followed the accident, the urgencies came with an helicopter, searching for daddy and Margaux.
The hours which followed the accident were what I call
[["The Worst Hours".->Worst Hours Good]]
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Mommy was shocked. I've never seen her panicking this much.
I've never forgot this. It stills haunts me some nights.
Sometimes I made nightmares, reliving that moment, combined to Laura Palmer's face shouting at me. Hurgh, talking about it already scares me.
[[Actually, they were still alive.->Still Alive 2]]
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Fortunately, all of this belongs to the old days.
4 years passed since this drama. And now I've been ready, [[ready to move on. ->Ending 3]]
I was in a rage against this world, against the nature, against EVERYTHING. But I couldn't do anything, I was a folk among many others.
[[I had to recover myself.->Old Days End Bad]]
I was in a rage against this world, against the nature, against EVERYTHING. But I couldn't do anything, I was a folk among many others.
[[I had to recover myself.->Old Days End Bad-Good]]