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October 2001

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...scarce an evening passed that someone's home did not shelter a little gathering of men and women, happy in their release, and constantly thinking how they might present their discovery to some newcomer." Big Book, page 159

It was probably 1975 when the secretary of our regular Thursday evening meeting asked if I would substitute for him on Thanksgiving so he could visit his family out of town. Of course I would, and did, which led to a memorable event.

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