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My name is Marie and I am an alcoholic and I'm grateful to be here.

Thank you for having me. I would like to thank Anne and the committee for inviting me.

You know I have Ralph and Bob and Bob and Don and Dick and Polly.

What better company it is such a wonderful top.

They've been given this wonderful top.

And I just touched my heart and that's what I needed to hear.

And I would like to thank Laura for picking me up at the airport and driving all this way.

She had her husband and he works in the fire department and she had him appropriately in the back seat.

And the truth is the capital with us and showed me all the things I normally only see on television.

And he was telling me how they organized this because when America was separating from the UK.

I'm from the UK by the way.

I know where it was very interesting to me. I'm from Canada by default.

That sent me there was punishment for my sin.

But I am very grateful to Canada because it is there that I found alcoholics anonymous.

And I would like to thank Lee for inviting me. Thank you Lee. This is wonderful.

And to see some old friends and meet some new friends is just really a treat.

And I am here to talk about steps 89 which is essentially deal with for me for goodness and courage.

Step 8 is for goodness and 8 to have the courage to do it.

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