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July 1953

Ninety Days Will Do It

The human psyche--as the body--contains within its own nature the power to heal itself, so long as the injury is not too far-reaching."--Dr. C. G. Jung

I HAVE always been a kind of a crank on so-called slips. Please don't misunderstand that word "crank" as meaning highly intolerant. That is not true, for honestly, in my heart, I suffer along with anyone who has trouble with this program, or who shelves it temporarily for a bout with old John Barleycorn. However, I do maintain that any man who makes a conscious and sincere effort to live this program and stays dry for ninety days--and then drinks--does not have a slip! It is deliberate!

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