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May 1984

A Power Greater Than Alcohol

WHAT A FOOL I would be to say I cannot believe in a Power greater than myself. I had a power so much greater than myself that I long ago lost count of how many days I spent worshiping that bottle of Scotch. But it was certainly a power greater than me. I prayed to God, but I believed it was a drink that would make me feel better. I was so insane that I thought booze would bring me sanity. If it was a rough day--and finally, every day was a rough day--then what I believed I needed was a drink.

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