T□esecondencounterl□omedahead,s□roudedinavei□ofmy□te□y□ndunc□r□ai□ty.Anticipatio□□ill□d□heair,min□lingwithahint□fne□vous□ess.The□em□riesofthefirstmee□ingplay□dli□eafilmst□ipin□ymi□d,each□ram□di□secteda□□analyze□inanattemptto□redicttheo□tcomeofthisi□□en□ing□endezvous.Woulditbeamere□eplicati□noft□einitialint□raction□orwouldittakeona□ifeofitso□□□forgi□ganewpathfil□ed□ith□nexpec□edtwi□ts□ndturns?<□□> Thes□conde□cou□terloom□dah□ad,sh□□□dedinaveilo□my□ter□a□duncerta□nty.Anticip□ti□nf□lledtheair,ming□ingwithahin□ofnervousness.Thememo□iesofthef□rs□□□etin□played□ikeafilmstripinmymind□eachframe□is□ectedandanalyzedinanattempttop□edicttheoutcomeofthi□impendingrend□zvo□□.Wouldi□be□merereplicationoftheinitiali□t□□actio□,□r□ouldi□take□nalifeofitso□□,forgi□gane□pathfilledwithunexp□ctedtwistsand□□rns?□> Thesecondencoun□e□loomedahead□shrou□edi□av□il□□myste□yandunce□□ain□□.Anticipatio□fi□led□he□ir,m□□gli□gwitha□intofn□rvo□snes□.□hememories□fth□firstm□eti□gplayedlike□film□tr□p□nmy□□nd□eachframed□ssectedand□nalyz□dinanattemp□t□predicttheoutcomeofth□simpen□ingrendezvous.Woulditb□a□□r□rep□ic□□ionoftheinitiali□terac□i□n,o□wouldittakeonalifeofits□□□,□or□inganewpathfilledwithun□xp□□tedtw□stsandturns? The□ec□nde□counterloo□□□ahead□shroudedi□av□ilofmysteryandunce□tai□ty.Anticipat□onfil□ed□heair,mi□□□□n□withahintofnervousness.Thememor□eso□th□firstmeet□ngplayedlik□afilmstrip□n□ymind,eachfra□e□issec□edanda□a□□ze□inan□tte□ptto□r□dicttheout□om□ofthi□□mpendi□□□e□de□vou□.Woulditbeamere□□□□icat□onoftheinitial□nter□ct□on□□rw□□l□□tta□e□na□if□□fitsown,□□rgi□ganewpathfilledwithunexpectedtwistsandturns□ T□esecond□n□□unterl□omedahead□sh□□ud□dinaveilo□□ysterya□duncer□ainty.A□□icipa□ionfilled□he□ir,m□nglingwit□ahintofn□rvousnes□□T□eme□or□es□fthefirstmeetin□play□dlikea□ilmstripinm□□in□,eachfram□dissec□e□andanalyz□dinanattempttopredicttheoutcomeofthisimpend□ngrendezv□us.Woulditbeam□r□replic□tionoftheinitialinte□□ction,□□wouldittak□onalifeofits□w□,forginganewpathfilled□ithune□□ectedtwist□a□□t□rns□□>