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7777 W. BLUEMOUND RD. P.O. BOX 13819 MILWAUKEE, WI 53213

THE PROMISE OF LIVING Thanksgiving Song from ~~The Tender Land"

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© Copyright 1954 by The Aaron Copland Fund For Music, Inc. Copyright Renewed. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Sole Licensee. Copyright for all countries. All rights reserved. OCTB5020

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