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Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
BOTTLES occurs
6 times
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1.
... bottles.
12&12 p.100,
Step Eleven
When such
thoughts break
in, we might
recall, a
little ruefully, how much
store we used to
set by
imagination as it
tried
to
create reality out of
bottles.
2.
... bottles a
day, and often three, got ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
"
Bathtub"
gin,
two bottles a
day, and often
three, got to be
routine.
3.
... bottles, and
-- oblivion.
BB p.6,
Bill's Story
So
two bottles, and --
oblivion.
4.
... bottles if
we go to their houses; ...
BB p.101,
Working With Others
People have said we
must not go where
liquor is
served; we
must not have it in our
homes;
we
must shun friends who
drink; we
must avoid moving pictures which
show drinking scenes; we
must not go into
bars; our
friends must hide their
bottles if we go to their
houses;
we
mustn't think or be
reminded about
alcohol at
all.
5.
... bottles of
beer would be required if ...
BB p.5,
Bill's Story
A
tumbler full of
gin followed by
half a
dozen bottles of
beer would be
required if I were to
eat any
breakfast.
6.
Bottles were
only a symbol.
BB p.103,
Working With Others
Bottles were only a
symbol.
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