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August 1985

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How the seeds were planted

My first exposure to the Grapevine was in a detox in Rochester, N.Y. I remember well the large steam pipes that covered one-half of the ceiling in the women's dormitory. I made seemingly endless trips to this detox, usually in a blackout, and I would awaken in the morning to see those steam pipes, and realize that I was in detox yet again.

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