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January 1985

The Mystery of the Secret Twelve

We all know the Steps and the Traditions--but what's this we hear about Concepts?

HAVE YOU discovered the secret portion of the AA program yet? Not many members have, you know. I knew that it was a secret the first time I heard it mentioned. It was at our monthly intergroup meeting. Someone used the word "Concepts"--a code, obviously. From the blank looks of most of those in attendance, I could tell it was a secret we were not privileged to know. My suspicions were doubly confirmed when the knowing member declined to commit himself further. I could tell by his smug look that he was among the select few.

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