Andthen,□he□o□entarri□ed.Thesecondencounterunf□ldedlikeacarefullychor□ographeddance,□achstepbr□ngingmec□os□rtoth□ot□e□person.Asoureyesmet,□waveofre□□gnition□nd□ami□i□ritywashe□overme,disp□llin□anyli□ge□ingdoubtsoruncertai□t□es.Itwasasifwe□ere□icking□pfrom□□□□e□e□adle□□off,□onti□uin□aconver□ationtha□□adb□enmom□ntar□lypaused□
Andthen,□□emom□nt□rr□ved.These□ond□ncou□terunf□ldedlikeacarefullychor□o□rapheddance,eachs□ep□ringingme□losertotheoth□□person.Asoureyesme□,awav□ofrecognitionandfa□ilia□itywas□□□overme,di□□ellingan□linge□□n□dou□tsor□nce□tai□ties.□twasasifwewe□□pic□□ngupfromwherewehadleft□ff,□ontinu□□gacon□ersat□onthat□adbe□nmoment□ri□□□□□sed.<□p□
Andthe□,them□mentarr□ved.Thesecondencounte□unfoldedl□keacarefullychoreographed□ance□each□tepb□i□gingme□los□rtotheo□herperson.Asou□eyesmet□□□□□eofrec□gnit□onandfami□iarityw□□h□dov□rme,dispellingany□inge□ingdoubtsoruncertainties.Itwasa□ifwewe□epickingupfr□mwh□r□wehadleftoff,c□nti□uingacon□ersationthathadbe□n□□mentarilypau□e□□
□ndthen,themomentarrived.Thesec□ndenc□unte□unfoldedli□eaca□□□ullychor□og□□pheddance,e□□hstepbr□ngingmecloserto□he□ther□erson.Asoureye□met,□w□veofrecog□itio□andf□milia□ityw□shedo□erme□□is□□llingan□linge□ing□o□btso□u□cert□□nt□es.It□□□as□fwewere□icki□g□pfromwhere□ehadl□ftoff□□o□tinuingaconve□sa□ionth□thadbeenmomentar□lypaused□
□p>An□□□□n□them□□e□tarr□ved.T□esecond□ncounte□unfoldedl□keaca□efully□h□reograph□□□□nce□eachstep□□ingingm□c□□sertoth□oth□rperson.Asour□□esmet,awaveofrecognitio□andfamiliari□ywashe□□verme,dispell□nganyli□geringdo□b□soruncer□ainties□Itwasas□fw□we□epickingup□ro□where□ehadleft□ff,continuingaconve□s□t□onthath□dbeenmomentarily□□us□d□