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□p□And□hen,□□emomenta□rived.T□eseco□den□ounte□unfoldedlikeac□refullychore□gr□pheddance,eac□s□epbri□□i□gmeclos□rtotheo□h□rperson.Asoureyesmet,awaveof□ecognitionandfa□ili□rit□washe□□□e□me□dispellinganylinger□ngd□ubtsorunc□rta□□ties.Itwas□sifwewerepicki□gu□from□he□ewehadleft□ff,continu□ngaco□v□rs□tio□thath□dbeenmomenta□ilypaused.
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□□dthen□themo□enta□ri□□d□Theseco□d□n□ounterunfoldedlik□acarefu□lychoreograph□ddance,e□chste□bringingmeclosertotheother□erson.Asoure□□□□et,awav□ofre□ognitionandfamiliaritywas□edove□me,□isp□llinganylin□e□□ngdoubts□runcer□□□nt□□s.Itwa□asif□ewerepic□in□up□rom□he□e□□hadleft□ff,co□□in□ingaconv□r□ationthath□dbe□nmomenta□i□ypaused.