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May 1953

A Sailor Charts His Course

AS an alcoholic of no recent vintage I am, needless to say, more than well acquainted with the Twelve Steps. To put it in plain sailor language: they are the charts to sail by; my compass is my conscience; and, I am happy to say, the driving force behind my future voyage of life is the Power, such as I understand It. All the Twelve Steps are important. I am unable to say which is the most, if it is possible to differentiate. I hope I may, however, say the Fifth and Eleventh are the two most attractive to me personally.

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