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Well, good many of you have heard.

I have read articles written about the inception of AA, there are probably some who

haven't. And from that brief story there are some things to be learned. So even

that risk of repetition, I would like to relate just exactly what did happen in those very early

days.

And I feel there is a lesson to be learned and one that we must never forget if we wish to maintain paid up insurance policies against our drinking. Urico is a story about Bill having been having had some spiritual experience,

having been sold on the idea of attempting to be helpful to others.

You'll undoubtedly recall the fact that he had been working quite hard at it for around five months ago, almost

incessantly, and still had not created, if you please, a single convert.

Not one, as we expressed that no one had gills, but he had worked tirelessly, there was no thought of saving

his own strength or time or anything but nothing seemed to register.

When he came off to act on this business mission, which perhaps for the good of all of this

turned out to be quite a flock, although he had to take

legs and didn't know it, he was tempted to drink and he was facing up and down the lobby of the Mayflower Hotel,

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