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"I got a sponsor when I was about two days out of detox I got his number next to my phone The phone doesn't work and I've never called his, so I never see him, either"

"What's his name?"

"Dave I don't know his last naet what he looks like, it's so long since I saw hiuess he's still ht?"

"Sure"

"I could even take the step with him"

"If you felt comfortable with him"

"I don't even know him Do you have anybody that you sponsor, Matt?"

"No"

"You ever hear anybody's fifth step?"

"No"

There was a bottle cap on the sidewalk and he kicked at it "Because I guess that's what I' to confess to a cop Of course you're not with the department no more, but would you still, you know, be bound to report anything I said?"

"No I wouldn't have the legal right to withhold inforht, but that's how I'd treat it As privileged infor? It'd be a whole load of shit once I got started, you h it"

"I'll force "

"I know I felt the saan, then broke off the sentence He said, "What I want to do, I want to take a couple of days, sort things out in h Then if you're still willing we can get together and I can talk soht with you"

"There's no hurry," I told him "Wait until you're ready"

He shook his head "If I wait till I'm ready I'll never do it Gimme the weekend to sort it out and then we'll sit down and do it"

"Sorting it out is part of it Take all the tirinned, put a hand onup and I think I'll say good night"

" 'Night, Eddie"

"Have a good weekend"