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Th□□eco□de□cou□□er□oomedahe□d,shroude□in□veil□□mys□eryandu□cer□ainty.□□tici□ationfi□led□heair,min□lingwith□hintof□ervousness.Thememories□fthe□irst□eetingplayedlike□□i□mstripi□□□mind,each□ramedi□sect□danda□alyzedinanattemptto□redict□heo□tcomeofthisimp□n□□ngrendezvous.W□ul□itbeam□□□replicationo□□he□nitialinteraction,orwoul□□□t□keonalifeo□itsown□forginganew□□thf□l□edwi□hunexp□ct□dtwistsand□ur□□□
Thesecond□ncounter□□o□eda□ead□shro□d□d□na□□ilofmyst□r□andu□certaint□.An□icipati□nfi□ledth□ai□,□inglingwithahintofn□rvo□□□ess.Thememoriesof□he□irstmeetingplayedl□□eafilmstripinmymi□□,eachframediss□□tedan□an□l□zedinanat□empt□opredictt□□o□tc□m□of□hisimp□n□ing□endezvous.W□ulditbeamerereplic□tionofthe□nitia□i□teraction,orwou□dittak□onal□f□ofitsown,forgin□anewpat□fi□ledwi□□un□xp□ctedtwis□sa□dturns?
<□□□h□s□condencounterlo□medahead,shroudedinav□ilofmystery□nduncerta□□ty.Anticipat□onf□lledtheair,ming□i□gwi□hah□ntofnervousn□ss.Thememo□□esofthefirstmee□i□gp□ay□□lik□afilmstripinm□mind,eachframedissectedan□□na□yzedinana□tempt□op□ed□cttheoutco□□ofthisimp□n□ingre□dezvous.Wou□□itbeam□r□repli□ationo□theinitialint□racti□n□orwouldit□ake□n□l□feofitsown,forgin□anew□ath□illedwithunexpectedtwistsand□urn□?