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My name is Bill, and I'm an alcoholic.

And with the grace of God, through people like you, I haven't had a drink since September 15th of 1972.

Thank you.

And I'm real grateful to be here.

I have felt a lot of gratitude this weekend.

And listening to the speakers speak and just the overall feeling here has been one of gratitude.

I want to thank Linda for asking us here around the campfire.

And I want to thank the committee that said agreed

with her and said that was okay and Johnny for making us feel welcome the first day

and everybody else called you for being here.

I want to start out by telling you about my childhood.

You heard Madeline speak on Saturday.

You know, she's the bubbly poster child.

They said, well, I'm a glum block. And I don't remember my childhood a lot

I have most of it's blacked out but I have little pictures

and I'll share a couple of those pictures with you

and you can tell me if

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