From the books ... Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
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... binge.
BB p.90,
Working With Others
2.
... binge, ask
him if he would really ...
BB p.112,
To Wives
3.
... binge, were
hospitalized, then graduated to education ...
12&12 p.148,
Tradition Four
Some would start at the top
and come through to the bottom, becoming club members; others started in the club, pitched a binge, were hospitalized,
then graduated to education on the third floor.
4.
... binge who
possessed a spare key.
12&12 p.168,
Tradition Eight
Even more important, an empty club couldn't answer its telephone, but it was an
open invitation to a drunk on a binge who possessed a spare key.
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