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January 1995

PO Box 1980

Complicating a hug

My name is Dick; I'm an alcoholic. In the beginning of my sobriety, I was told to stop trying to analyze and simply to utilize. Then, when I had it all together, I should pass it on. The gist was this: Don't drink; go to meetings; read the book(s); and use the phone. The instructions were clear, concise, and free of confusing and meaningless psychobabble.

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