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August 1966

Look at the record

An article for newcomers by a newcomer, with insights into the difficulties of ego-deflation

IT IS probably presumptuous for a newcomer to write about AA when he has only attended two meetings and hardly learned the words of the Twelve Steps let alone accepted them in his heart. But it is precisely because I am a newcomer to the Fellowship, and specifically because I have not yet learned to surrender my mind and my heart to this acceptance, that I hope I can say something of value to fellow newcomers.

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