“It’s shadow recognition,” the gypsy said, “that meeting of ‘old souls.’”  It explains the feeling you get, that same shock I got, when at first glance you immediately know someone you’ve never met. It was like that with him, you know, an immediate understanding.  “Though it’s not always so positive, this meeting of old souls,” the gypsy said, “some you like, others will repel you.”  It’s like smacking into yourself, or watching another cast your shadow, reflecting your past into the present. 

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