Andthen,themo□entarriv□d.Thesecondencounterun□olded□i□eaca□e□ul□ych□reogra□hedd□nce,eachstepbringingmec□oserto□heo□herpe□son.As□ureyesme□□□w□□eofrecog□□tionan□familiaritywashedoverme□d□s□ell□□gan□lingeringdo□btsorunc□rta□nt□es.Itwasasifwewe□□pickin□upf□omwherewehad□□ftoff,continuinga□onver□a□ionthathadbeenmom□ntarily□aused. A□dthen,themom□ntarr□ve□.T□e□econdencounter□nfoldedlikeacarefullychoreo□raphedd□nce,eachst□pbrin□ingm□c□osertot□eothe□pe□son.Asoureyesmet,awa□e□frecognitionan□famil□aritywashedove□me,d□spell□□g□nylingeringd□u□tso□uncertainti□s.Itw□sasifw□wer□pick□□g□□fromwhereweha□□eftoff,c□nti□uingaconver□□t□o□thathad□eenmomentarily□aus□d.□/p> A□d□hen,themo□e□tarrived.T□esec□ndencounterunf□ld□□likeacaref□llychoreograph□ddance,eachstepbringingmecloser□otheo□herperson.Aso□rey□□me□,awaveofrecognitio□a□d□amiliarity□ash□doverme,dispellinganyling□ringdoubtsoruncertain□i□s□Itwasasi□wewerepic□ingupf□omwhere□eha□leftoff,contin□ingaconversationthathadbee□momentar□l□paus□d. Andt□e□,the□omentarrived.T□ese□o□d□ncounterun□ol□e□likeacarefullycho□eographeddance,eachstepbringi□gme□los□rt□th□o□he□person.□so□□eyesmet,□waveofreco□niti□nand□am□liaritywa□hedove□me,□isp□□l□nganylin□eringdoubt□o□uncerta□nti□s.□twasasi□wew□□epickin□upfromwhere□ehadlef□off,continuing□convers□t□□□thathadbeenmome□□arilypaused□ Andthen,them□men□arr□ved.Thesecon□encounteru□foldedl□keac□refullyc□or□og□apheddan□e,e□ch□tep□ringingmeclosertoth□□therperson.Asou□eyesm□t□a□a□eofrec□gniti□□a□df□mil□□ritywashe□overm□,□ispel□ingan□□ingerin□d□ub□□□runcertai□ties.It□□sasi□wewerepickingupfromwhere□eha□leftoff,cont□nuingac□nve□sationthat□adbeenmom□ntari□ypaused.□□□> An□th□n,themom□ntarrived.Thesecondencounterunfol□edli□eacareful□ycho□eo□raphed□ance,□achst□pbri□g□□gm□□□o□ert□t□eoth□r□erson.□soureye□met,aw□veofr□cog□i□□onan□familiari□yw□□□e□□v□rme□dispellinganylin□e□□ngd□ubtsoruncert□i□t□□s.Itwasasifwewe□epickingupfrom□here□ehadl□□t□ff,continuingaconver□ation□hat□ad□e□n□omen□□□ilypa□□□d.