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My name is Ralph B. I'm an alcoholic.

And I'm going to do what the rest of the speakers have done.

Not because the rest of the speakers have done, not because the rest of the speakers have done it, but because it's heartfelt. Mark and Dawn, but Mark, you had a vision, and more important than having a vision, had the commitment,

and the balls to stick with that commitment.

That's more than the notion to put something on in New York.

You guys sometimes out here pay a lot for a little, you know, it's challenging.

It's, you know, many people in here know what it is to be involved

and putting on anything in Alcoholics Anonymous

and to do the work.

And a lot of times it feels like the thank yous are,

why did you do it like this?

Why didn't you do this?

You know, and, but on behalf't you do this? Why did, you know, and but on behalf

of at least this table

up here, and I'm going to speak probably

for most of the people who've been here, Mark,

this has been a hell of a weekend.

You know, I'm

you know, I'm

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