Andt□en,themom□ntarrived.Thesec□nde□c□unterun□□ldedl□kea□aref□llychor□ographeddan□e,eachstepbrin□ing□eclosert□theotherperson□Asou□eyesmet,awaveofrec□gnitio□andfami□ia□□□ywashedov□rm□,□isp□llin□anylingerin□□oub□so□uncertain□ie□.□twasas□f□ewere□□ckingupfrom□herewehadle□□off,contin□ingaconver□ationthat□adbe□nmomen□arilypaus□d. □n□t□en,themomen□arr□v□d.Th□seco□dencoun□□□unfoldedli□eacarefullych□r□ographeddanc□□ea□hstepbringi□g□e□lose□totheot□erpers□n.Asoure□esmet□awa□□ofrecognit□onandfamil□ar□□ywas□□□overm□□□□spellin□□nylingeringdoubtsorun□ertainties.Itwasas□fwewerep□c□ingup□r□mwhe□e□eh□dleftoff□continuingac□nve□sationth□thadbeenmo□entarilypa□sed. Andthen,themom□nta□□ived.Thesecondenco□nterunfo□□edli□eacaref□lly□h□reo□r□pheddance,ea□h□t□pbr□□□ingmeclosertot□eo□herperso□□A□oureyesmet□awa□□ofrecogniti□nandfamiliaritywashed□verm□,dispellinganyli□g□□ingdoubtso□unc□rtain□i□s□Itwasasifwewerepicki□gupfromwherewehadleftoff□continu□□gaconve□sa□ionthathadbeenmoment□rilypause□.
Andth□n,them□mentarrived.□□esecond□ncounterunfolded□ik□acarefullych□reograph□□dance,ea□hstep□ringi□gm□c□oser□otheother□erso□.□sour□yes□et□a□aveo□re□ognition□ndfam□l□a□itywas□□d□verme,dispellinganylingeringdoubtsorunc□rt□int□es.□twas□sifwewere□ickingupfro□where□ehadleftoff,con□inuinga□onversationthathadbeenmo□entarilypa□sed□