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good morning. my name is paul molloy and i'm an alcoholic. i want to welcome everybody to the 17th annual oxford house convention. as those of you who have -- i'm sorry. it's the 19th. i've lost track. this is what happens when you get old. i remember the first convention we had. it was up on new jersey avenue at