<□□The s□c□nd enco□n□er loomed □hea□□ shrou□ed i□ a vei□ o□ m□ster□ and u□□ert□□nty. A□□ici□atio□ fi□□e□ the□air□ mingli□g with a hint □f □er□ousne□s. The mem□ries of t□e□first□meeting p□ayed □ike a filmstrip in m□ min□, □ach frame dissec□ed and □nalyzed in an□a□temp□ □o pre□ict the outc□me of this□i□□endin□ rendez□ous. W□uld it be a mere replication □f the i□it□al intera□tion, □r w□uld it tak□ on a□life□of its ow□, fo□ging a new p□th f□lle□ with □nex□ecte□ twists□and t□□n□?