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November 1983

A Beef From Australia

A suggestion on how to treat a newly released inmate - From the July 1970 Grapevine

I AM AN INMATE of a South Australian prison, and I've got a beef. At our regular AA meeting, I heard one of the "outside" visitors say, "You will be accepted as an equal when you leave here and attend AA meetings on the outside." These were wonderful words to hear. But this same speaker spoiled it all when he added, "You will be regarded as new members."

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