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VESSEL   occurs   3 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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... vessel, being restored and united under one ...   BB p.161, A Vision For You   Go to page 161 in the Big Book
Being wrecked in the same vessel, being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of others, the things which matter so much to some people no longer signify much to them.


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... vessel from steerage to Captain's table.   BB p.17, There Is A Solution   Go to page 17 in the Big Book
We are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.

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... vessel he has become.   12&12 p.35, Step Three
Any willing newcomer feels sure A.A. is the only safe harbor for the foundering vessel he has become.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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