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Pernell Manuelito holds up his one year sobriety chip during his speech at Alcoholics Anonymous in Gallup, N.M. (Cayla Nimmo/Gallup Independent via AP)

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Lennie James, left, hands Pernell Manuelito his one year sobriety chip from Alcoholics Anonymous during a meeting in Gallup, N.M. (Cayla Nimmo/Gallup Independent via AP)

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Laris Manuelito hugs her son Pernell Manuelito after listening to his speech at Alcoholics Anonymous in Gallup, N.M. (Cayla Nimmo/Gallup Independent via AP)

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Pernell Manuelito shares his struggles with alcohol and drugs and the path that lead him to sobriety during his speech at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Gallup, N.M. (Cayla Nimmo/Gallup Independent via AP)

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FILE- This undated file image released by Profiles in History shows the first chapter of a manuscript that would become the Alcoholics Anonymous "Big Book," which includes stories and strategies for controlling addiction. The manuscript is scheduled to be sold at auction on June 8, 2017, but Alcoholics Anonymous World Services Inc., has filed suit in New York seeking its return. (Broad Highway Publishing Co. via AP, File)

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Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, had been credited with writing the definitive book offering drunks a spiritual path to recovery through 12 steps. (Associated Press)

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The book "Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered From Alcoholism" was first published in 1939. A working manuscript of the original book is to be published Friday for the first time, showing crossouts, inserts and notes from numerous contributors. (Associated Press)