<□□The s□cond□□nco□nter l□omed ahead, shrouded□i□ a veil of myste□y a□d unc□rt□inty. Anticipation fi□led □he ai□, ming□ing with a hint o□ □er□ousness. T□e mem□r□es of t□e first m□□ting playe□ li□e a filmst□ip in my mind□ each fr□me d□s□ected□and□anal□zed i□ an atte□pt □o p□edi□t the out□ome of t□□s impendi□g r□□dezvous□ Would□it be a mere □eplication □f□the□initial in□eraction, or would i□ tak□ o□ a li□e□of □ts own, f□rging a new □ath □illed wit□ unex□□ct□d □wist□ □nd □urns?