From the books ...
Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) and
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12 & 12)
RECLUSE occurs
2 times
(
Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... recluse who
denies himself both family and ...
12&12 p.43,
Step Four
Going to the
extreme, he
can
become a
miser, or even
a
recluse who
denies himself
both
family and
friends.
2.
... recluse, wishing
the telephone had never been ...
BB p.115,
To Wives
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