A□□then,them□ment□□□□ved.Thes□conde□c□□nterunfoldedlikeacarefu□lychoreog□apheddance□eachste□br□ngin□meclos□□to□he□therpers□n□As□u□ey□smet,awa□eofreco□n□ti□□andfamili□rit□w□□hedoverm□,d□spelling□□ylinge□ingdo□□t□or□ncertaint□es.Itwasa□ifwewerep□cking□pfromwherewehad□eftoff,c□nt□n□ingaconve□satio□thathadbeenm□me□ta□ilyp□used. Andt□en,□h□momentarr□ved.T□esec□ndenc□unterun□o□ded□ikeacar□fullychoreogra□heddan□e,eachstepbr□nging□e□lose□□oth□o□her□erson.Asoureyesme□,awaveofr□cog□it□o□and□am□li□ri□ywashedove□me,d□sp□llingany□inger□ngdoubt□oruncertai□ti□s.□t□□s□□ifwewerepic□□ngupfromwher□weha□l□ftof□□co□tinuingaconver□at□□nthathadbeenmomen□arilypaused.<□p><□>A□dthen,themomentarrived.T□□second□ncounterunfoldedlikea□are□ullychore□grapheddance,eac□step□□ingingm□closer□o□heot□□rpers□n□Asoureyes□et,awa□eofre□ogniti□nandfami□ia□itywashedo□erme,dispellinganylin□eringdoubtso□□□ce□tainties.□twas□sifwe□erepickingupfromwhere□ehadleftoff,□□n□inuingacon□ersat□on□hath□dbee□momenta□ily□aused. Andthen,t□□□omentarrived.T□esecondenc□u□terunfo□dedl□□eacarefull□chor□□□raphed□ance,eac□□tepbr□ng□ng□e□losert□th□otherpe□so□.A□ourey□s□et,aw□veofrecognit□onandfamiliaritywashedoverme,dispellingan□□ingeringdo□btsoruncertaint□es.Itwasasifwewerepicking□pfromwhereweh□dleftof□,continuingac□nversationth□□hadbeenmome□t□rilypaused. Andthe□,themome□tarrived.T□esecondenc□un□□runfol□edlikeacarefu□lyc□□r□ographeddance,eachstepbringin□mecloser□otheo□herper□on.A□□u□eyesme□,awaveofrecognition□nd□amilia□itywashed□ver□e,di□pell□ngany□ingering□oubtsorunc□rtainties.Itwasasi□wewerepi□□ingupfr□mwher□wehadleftoff,continuing□co□□ersationthathadbe□nmomentarily□aused.□□