A□□then,the□oment□rrived.Thesecondencoun□erunf□lded□ikea□arefully□horeogr□pheddance,eachstepb□in□i□□m□cl□s□rtotheothe□□er□□n.Asoure□e□met,aw□veofrecognitionandfamiliar□tywas□edoverme,dispellinganylin□e□ingdoubtsoruncer□ainties.Itwasasi□□□w□rep□ckingup□r□mwherewehadleftof□,continu□□gac□nversationthat□adb□□nmo□en□a□ilyp□u□ed. A□dthen,themomentarri□□d.The□ec□nden□ounterunfolde□□ikeaca□□□□l□yc□o□eograph□d□anc□,ea□hste□b□ingingmeclo□□rt□th□o□herpe□so□.Asou□eyesmet,awaveofrecognitionan□□amiliarity□ash□dover□□,di□□ellinga□ylingering□oubts□ru□c□rtaint□es.Itw□□as□fwewerepick□ngupf□om□h□□eweha□leftoff,c□ntinuingac□nv□rsatio□thathadbeenmom□ntarilypaused.□/p□□□>Andthen,t□emomenta□rived.The□□c□n□encounterunfoldedlikeacarefullychoreographeddan□e,ea□hste□bringi□gmecl□sertotheotherperson.Asoureyesmet,awave□fr□cog□i□ionandfamiliaritywash□doverme,di□pellin□a□ylinge□ingdo□□tsor□ncertainties.I□wasasif□□werepi□ki□g□p□r□mwhe□ew□□adleftoff,continuingaco□□ersati□nthathad□eenm□m□ntarily□a□sed.□/p> □ndthen,them□□enta□ri□□□.T□eseco□dencounterunfoldedlike□carefullyc□oreo□rapheddance,eachstepbringi□gm□closertot□eotherp□rso□.□□o□reyesmet,awaveofreco□□i□ionandfamiliar□tywashe□ov□□me□□□spel□i□ganyli□geri□gd□u□□soruncer□ainties.Itw□sasifw□□erepickingupfromwhereweh□dlef□off,contin□in□acon□ersa□i□nthathadb□enmomentaril□paused. Andthen,themo□□ntarrived.Th□second□ncounterunfoldedlikeacareful□ychore□grap□eddance,eachste□brin□in□mecloser□ot□□otherper□□n.Aso□□eyesmet□awa□eofrec□gnitionandfam□l□aritywashedoverme,dispellingany□in□eringdoubtsor□nce□□ainties.I□wasasifwew□repickingupf□omw□er□□eh□d□□ftoff□c□□tinuingaconversationtha□had□□enmome□t□ril□paused.□/p> Andthen,the□□mentarr□v□d.Th□secondencoun□eru□foldedlik□□c□ref□llychoreogr□pheddance,eachst□pbrin□ingmeclos□rtothe□t□e□pe□son.Asou□eyesmet□aw□veofre□og□itionandfa□i□iarityw□shedover□□□disp□llinganylingeri□gdoub□□o□uncert□i□ties.Itwasasifwewerepicking□pfromwher□wehad□□□toff,continu□□gacon□e□sationthat□□dbe□nmomentaril□paused□