□ndthen,themomen□arr□ved.T□ese□ondencounterunfoldedlikea□aref□llych□re□grapheddance,eachst□pbri□gingme□lose□totheoth□r□□rson.Asoure□esm□t,awaveo□recognitiona□df□□i□iari□ywashe□overme,d□spellingany□ingering□ou□t□oruncertain□ies.Itwasasifwewer□pi□□ing□p□romwhereweh□□leftof□□co□tinu□n□aconversat□on□ha□hadb□enmo□en□arilypau□ed.□□p> Andthen,the□omen□arrived.Theseconden□ount□runfoldedlikeaca□efullyc□or□o□raphed□anc□,e□c□st□p□□ingingme□lo□e□totheother□erson.Asourey□smet,awa□eofrecognitionandfa□iliaritywashe□ov□rm□,d□spe□lingany□ingering□o□bts□runcerta□ntie□.Itwa□asifwewe□ep□ckingupfro□wh□re□e□adleftoff,□□nti□uing□con□ers□tion□h□□hadbe□n□omentarilypaused□□> Andthe□,themoment□rr□v□d.Thesecon□encount□runfoldedlikeac□refullychoreograph□dda□□e,eachs□ep□ringing□eclosertotheot□erperson□Asoureyesmet,awaveofrecognitiona□dfami□i□rity□ashedove□□e,dis□□llingan□l□n□eringdoubt□orunce□t□inties.I□was□sifwewerepickingupfr□mwherewehadl□□toff□c□ntinuingaco□versationthat□adbeenmoment□r□ly□au□ed. Andth□□,themo□en□a□ri□ed□T□e□econdencount□r□nfoldedlikeacarefull□choreogra□heddance,□achstepbri□ging□□closert□□he□therp□□son.□soureyesmet,aw□veofre□ognit□onand□ami□iaritywashed□verme,□isp□lling□□ylingeringdo□bts□runc□□t□□nties.□twa□asi□w□werepickingu□from□he□eweh□dleftoff,co□□i□uin□aconv□rsa□ionthathadb□enmomentari□□p□used. Andthen,themomentarrived.Th□sec□nd□ncou□□erunfoldedl□keacarefullychore□graphed□ance,eac□stepbringingm□□□osertot□□otherperson.Asou□□yesmet,awa□eofre□o□n□t□onandf□miliari□ywas□edo□□r□e,dispellinga□ylingeri□gd□ubtsoruncert□□nt□es.It□as□sifwewe□epic□ingupfromwherewehadlefto□f,con□inui□gacon□ersati□nthathadbe□□momentar□lypaused.