Witheachpassingmo□ent,laye□□ofpreten□ean□fa□adebegantopeelaway,□eve□li□gt□erawauthentici□ythatla□ben□ath.Thes□cond□ncounter□t□□p□edaway□h□constrain□sof□□itialimpre□sions□all□wing□oradee□□r,moremea□ingfulconnecti□ntotakeroot□Wal□□wer□dismant□ed,ba□riersw□r□br□□endown,□ndvul□erabil□tieswe□el□idbareinadispl□yofho□□styan□tra□sparency.□>□p>Witheachpa□□ingm□□e□t□□ayersofpretenseandfacadebegantopeelaway,r□vealingthe□awa□thentic□t□□h□tl□yben□ath.The□econd□□□o□□terstrippedawaythecons□□ain□□□fi□itialimpres□□on□,all□wingforadeepe□□moremean□ngfulconnect□onto□ak□root□Walls□er□disman□led,b□rrier□were□□□□endown,a□dvul□erabilitieswer□laidbar□inad□spl□yofhonest□andtransp□rency. With□□chpassing□o□ent,layer□of□retensea□df□cadebegantopeelawa□□reve□lingtherawauth□nticitythatlaybe□eath□Thesec□nden□ount□rstr□ppedawayt□e□onst□aintsofinitialim□ressi□□s,all□wingf□□adeeper□moremeaningfulcon□ect□ontota□er□ot.□□llsweredismantle□,□arrierswe□eb□□□endown,andvul□erabili□ieswe□elaidbareinadisplayof□□n□sty□ndtranspa□ency□