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J: It's a very simple process. What is the problem? We say it's (powerlessness.) And it's obvious. If the problem is (powerlessness,) the solution would be power. And if the problem is (powerlessness) and the solution is power, the main purpose then, is ten Steps (Three through Twelve) which will enable us to find that Power which will solve our problem. 

C: Okay, as we study the book now over the weekend let's kind of bear in mind that those are going to be the three main themes that we'll be looking at as we go through the book. Let's flip over for a moment to the preface. (p. xi) A couple ideas in the preface and the forward before we get to The Doctor's Opinion.

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