Andthen,the□omentar□ived.□h□secondenc□unterunfoldedlikeac□reful□□cho□eographed□ance,eachstepbring□ngmeclosertoth□other□e□son.Asourey□smet,awave□□recognitionandfamilia□itywa□he□overm□□d□□pellin□anyl□n□er□ngdou□□soruncer□ai□ti□s□□twas□sifwewerepickingupfromwhere□ehadleft□ff,□ontinui□g□c□n□ersationth□thadbeenmomenta□ilypaus□d.<□p> □n□th□n,themomentarriv□d.These□ondenco□nterun□old□dlik□a□are□□llychoreographedda□ce□eachstepbr□n□ingmeclose□t□theotherpe□so□.Aso□□eyes□□t,awav□□fr□cogn□□ionandfamil□arit□washedove□me□dispe□linganylingeri□g□oubtsoruncertainti□s.Itw□s□sifwew□repickingupf□□□wherewe□ad□e□toff,cont□n□ingaconve□□ati□□t□□t□adbeenmome□tari□ypaused. □ndthen,□hemom□ntarrived.The□econden□ou□terun□oldedlike□□areful□ycho□eo□raph□d□□nce,eachste□brin□ingmecl□sertothe□□he□□e□□on.Aso□reyesm□t,awaveofrec□gnitionandf□mili□ri□ywashed□□e□me,dispe□linga□ylin□eringdoubtsorun□erta□ntie□.Itwas□sifwewerepi□kingupfromwherew□hadleftoff,□ontinuingaconversa□i□□thathadbeenmomentarilypau□ed□ Andthen,th□m□menta□rived.These□o□dencounterunf□ld□□likeacaref□lly□ho□eographeddance□eac□s□epbringingmecloserto□heotherperson.Asoure□esmet,a□□veofrecogniti□na□dfamiliarit□was□edoverme,dispe□linganylingeringdoubtsor□ncertainties□□twas□sifwewer□□□cki□gupfro□wherew□ha□leftoff,c□nt□n□ing□□onv□□s□tio□□□athadbeenmo□enta□il□paused.□><□>□ndthen,themome□tar□ived□Thes□condencounter□nfold□dlikeacare□ullychoreographedd□n□□□ea□hste□b□ingingmeclosertotheo□h□rperson.Asou□e□e□□et,awave□fr□cognit□o□□nd□ami□iar□ty□ashe□overme,d□spel□ingany□in□eri□g□oubt□o□uncertaint□es.Itwasasifwe□□repicki□gupfromwher□wehadleftoff,cont□nuingac□□v□rsat□□nthathad□ee□□□mentarilyp□us□d. □□dthen,themomentar□ived.Th□secondencounterunfold□□likeacare□ul□ychoreographed□ance,eachstepbringi□gm□clos□□totheotherp□rson.A□□ur□yesme□,a□aveofrecognitiona□df□mili□ri□yw□sh□dov□rme□dispellinganylingeringdoubtsoruncertainti□s.□t□as□sifwewerep□cki□gupfromwhereweh□dleftoff,□ontinuingaconv□rs□tionth□thadbe□nmomentarilypaused□<□p>