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Adapted by HERB FROMBACH VICKI TUCKER COURTNEY

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Copyright © 2012 by Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc.

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All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA.

To purchase a full-length performance recording of this piece, go to alfred.com/downloads
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