A□dthen,themomentarrived.The□eco□denc□unterunfol□edlikeacarefu□ly□hore□graphe□dan□e,eachstepbringi□g□eclosertot□eotherperson□□soureyesm□t,awave□frecognitionan□f□mil□ari□y□a□□edoverme,d□spel□ingan□□ingering□ou□tsoru□certa□ntie□.Itwasasifwewere□i□kingupfromwherewe□adleftoff,co□ti□uingaconversation□h□thadbeen□omentari□ypaus□□.□/p>□□>A□dthen,themomenta□rived□Th□se□o□dencounterunfoldedlikeacare□ullycho□eographe□dance,ea□hste□brin□□ngmeclosertothe□□□e□person□Asoureyesmet,awa□eofrecognitio□□ndfamiliar□ty□ashed□verme,dispe□lin□a□ylingerin□doubtso□u□c□rtainti□s.Itwas□sifwewerepic□ingupfromwh□rewehadleftoff,c□ntinu□ngaconv□rs□□ionthathadbeenmom□ntarilyp□used□□> Andthe□,□hem□ment□□rived.T□esecondenc□u□ter□□f□lde□like□carefu□ly□□oreo□ra□he□d□□ce,eachstepbr□□gin□mecl□sertothe□ther□erson.Asoureye□met,awaveof□ecogniti□na□□f□miliari□□wa□hedov□rme□d□spe□linganylingeringdo□□tsorun□ertainties□I□□a□as□fwewere□i□kingu□□rom□herew□h□dl□ftoff,continuingaconversationt□athadbeenmo□enta□ilyp□used. Andthen□t□emomentarri□□d.Theseconden□ounterun□oldedlikeacarefullychoreo□rapheddan□e,eachstepbringingmec□osert□theot□erperson.A□ou□eyes□et,awaveofrecogn□tionandfamiliarit□w□□hedoverm□,disp□llinganyli□geringdo□btso□unc□rtainties.Itw□s□sifwewer□□icking□pfromwhereweha□l□ft□□□□cont□n□□ngaconversati□nthathadb□enmomentarilypause□.□><□>Andthen,t□em□□en□arri□ed□Thesecondencounterunfolded□ikea□aref□llych□□e□graphed□a□□e,eachste□br□nging□eclos□r□otheotherpers□n.Asour□yesmet□awaveofreco□n□tionandfamiliarity□ashedoverme,d□spe□linganyl□n□e□□n□doubtsoruncerta□ntie□.Itwasasifwewerepi□kin□upfrom□herewehadleftoff,conti□uingac□nversatio□□□□thadbeenmom□nta□ilypau□ed.