<□>□he s□cond encounter loo□□d a□ead, shroud□d □n a vei□ o□ mystery and uncertaint□□ An□icipat□o□ filled the air, min□ling with□a □int of □ervousnes□. The m□mories of □he f□rst meeti□g played like a fil□strip i□ my min□, e□ch frame dissected and analyzed □n an att□mp□□to p□edict the □utcome □f this□i□p□n□i□g rendezv□u□. Wou□d □t b□ □ mere r□plic□tio□ o□ the □nitial i□teracti□n, or wou□d it□take on a lif□ of□its own□ □o□ging a □ew path fille□ with un□xpected t□□□ts and turns?