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>> Sreenivasan: IT'S SAID THAT

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"OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE, THEY

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JUST FADE AWAY."

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BUT WHAT ABOUT OLD MUSICIANS?

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IF THEY'RE LUCKY, THEY JUST KEEP

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ON PLAYING.

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THAT'S IN FACT WHAT'S HAPPENING

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IN MILAN, ITALY, AT A RETIREMENT

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HOME BUILT ESPECIALLY FOR

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MUSICIANS.

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NEWSHOUR WEEKEND SPECIAL

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CORRESPONDENT CHRIS LIVESAY HAS

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OUR STORY FROM A PLACE WHERE THE

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MUSIC NEVER STOPS.

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( MUSIC )

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>> Reporter: MEET RAIMONDO

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CAMPISI, A RENOWNED PIANIST

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WHO'S SPENT HIS LIFE PERFORMING

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AROUND THE GLOBE.

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AT 70 YEARS OLD, HE'S NOT

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PLAYING INSIDE A TRADITIONAL

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CONCERT HALL.

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( MUSIC ENDS, APPLAUSE )

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THIS IS CASA VERDI, A RETIREMENT

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HOME FOR MUSICIANS IN MILAN,

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ITALY.

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( OPERA SINGING, PIANO )

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ITS FOUNDER WAS NONE OTHER THAN

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THE 19th-CENTURY ITALIAN

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COMPOSER, GIUSEPPE VERDI.

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BLOCKBUSTER COMPOSITIONS SUCH AS

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LA TRAVIATA, RIGOLETTO AND

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OTELLO HELPED HIM AMASS A

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FORTUNE HE WOULD USE TO BUILD

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THE NEO-GOTHIC MANSION FROM THE

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GROUND UP JUST BEFORE HE DIED IN

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1901.

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HIS ROYALTIES WOULD KEEP THE

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LIGHTS ON FOR DECADES MORE,

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PROVIDING FOOD, LODGING AND

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MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MUSICIANS

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WHO, AS VERDI PUT IT, WERE "NOT

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FAVORED BY FORTUNE OR WHO, WHEN

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THEY WERE YOUNG, DID NOT POSSESS

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THE VIRTUE OF SAVING."

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>> ( translated ): ALL I DO IS

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PLAY PIANO AND SPEND MONEY.

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THIEVES DON'T WASTE THEIR TIME

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WITH ME BECAUSE THEY WON'T FIND

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ANY MONEY.

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VERDI HAD PEOPLE LIKE ME IN MIND

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WHEN HE FOUNDED CASA VERDI.

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>> Reporter: A PIANIST LIKE HER

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SON, CAMPISI'S MOTHER WAS ALSO A

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RESIDENT.

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>> ( translated ): SHE PASSED

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AWAY THREE YEARS AGO.

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WHEN MY MOTHER LIVED HERE, I

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DIDN'T KNOW THE PLACE VERY WELL

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BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS PASSING

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THROUGH.

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AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW GREAT IT

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WAS, WITH ALL THESE CONCERTS AND

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MUSICIANS.

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>> Reporter: VERDI CALLED THIS

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RETIREMENT HOME THE FINEST OF

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HIS LIFE'S WORK, AND, WALKING

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THROUGH THESE HALLS, YOU START

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TO UNDERSTAND WHY.

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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ANYWHERE

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WITHOUT HEARING THE SOUND OF

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MUSIC.

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( OPERA SINGING )

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YOU ALSO SEE MUSICAL REFERENCES

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IN EVERY CORNER.

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IN ONE ROOM, VERDI'’’S OWN PIANO.

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DOOR HANDLES ARE MODELED AFTER

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LYRES, AND KEYBOARD-INSPIRED

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ARCHES LOOK LIKE THEY COULD PLAY

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A SONG.

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EVERY AESTHETIC DETAIL

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TAILOR-MADE FOR A HOUSE FULL OF

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MUSICIANS AND PAINSTAKINGLY

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DESIGNED BY VERDI.

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THE MAESTRO HIMSELF IS HERE,

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TOO; HE'S ENTOMBED IN THE

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COURTYARD.

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TODAY, THERE ARE ROUGHLY 60

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RESIDENTS.

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UNLIKE IN VERDI'S DAY, THEY

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RECEIVE STATE PENSIONS AND PAY

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RENT ON A SLIDING SCALE,

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ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANS.

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THE RETIREMENT HOME WELCOMES

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PEOPLE OF ALL NATIONALITIES AND

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BACKGROUNDS.

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THERE'S ONLY ONE REQUIREMENT:

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THEY MUST HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONAL

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MUSICIANS.

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SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE

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ACCESS TO ONGOING CONCERTS,

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MUSIC ROOMS, 15 PIANOS, HARPS,

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GRAMOPHONES AND, PERHAPS MOST

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IMPORTANT, THE COMPANY OF THEIR

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PEERS.

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( APPLAUSE )

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>> Reporter: BISSY ROMAN, NOW

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93, SAYS MUSIC LITERALLY KEPT

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HER ALIVE IN ROMANIA DURING

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WORLD WAR II.

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YOUR TOWN WAS OCCUPIED BY THE

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NAZIS.

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>> BY THE NAZIS.

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>> Reporter: AND NEVERTHELESS,

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YOU WERE STILL ABLE TO PLAY

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PIANO?

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>> Reporter: AFTER THE WAR,

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ROMAN WENT ON TO TEACH PIANO AND

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VOCAL PERFORMANCE AROUND THE

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WORLD, INCLUDING FOR 12 YEARS AT

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.

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( SINGING )

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AND SHE'S STILL SURROUNDED BY

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YOUNG MUSICIANS.

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SINCE 1993, THE RETIREMENT HOME

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HAS ALSO RENTED ROOMS TO MUSIC

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STUDENTS.

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THE ELDERLY GET COMPANIONSHIP,

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AND THE STUDENTS SAY THEY GET

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FREE LESSONS ON MUSIC AND LIFE.

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>> IT'S AMAZING THAT WE CAN DO

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MUSIC WITH THEM.

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WE CAN SING WITH THE OLD PEOPLE.

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YOU ARE WALKING, AND, "OH,

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YOU WANT TO SING TOGETHER."

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AND, "YES, LET'S SING TOGETHER!"

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>> "BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT SONG?"

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"YEAH!"

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( LAUGHTER )

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>> Reporter: CASA VERDI'S

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EXISTENCE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN

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GUARANTEED.

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ROYALTIES FROM VERDI'S 27 OPERAS

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KEPT THE HOME AFLOAT UNTIL THE

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1950s.

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THEN, HIS MUSIC ENTERED THE

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PUBLIC DOMAIN, BECOMING FREE TO

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EVERYONE.

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THAT LEFT CASA VERDI WITHOUT

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VITAL FUNDING, SAYS ROBERTO

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RUOZI, THE PRESIDENT OF THE

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VERDI FOUNDATION.

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>> FORTUNATELY, THE

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ADMINISTRATORS OF THE HOUSE

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INVESTED THIS MONEY IN...

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ESPECIALLY IN APARTMENTS,

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BUILDINGS.

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SO, NOW, WE HAVE MORE THAN 100

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APARTMENTS THAT WE RENT TO

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PEOPLE.

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AND WITH THE RENTALS, WE FINANCE

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THE HOUSE.

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>> Reporter: RUOZI ALSO CREDITS

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MAJOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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OVER THE DECADES FROM TITANS OF

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CLASSICAL MUSIC, SUCH AS LUCIANO

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PAVAROTTI AND THE HEIRS OF

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ARTURO TOSCANINI.

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>> IT IS REALLY A MIRACLE THAT

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CASA VERDI IS STILL OPEN AND

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WORKS VERY WELL, WITHOUT ANY BIG

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PROBLEMS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE

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FINANCIAL POINT OF VIEW.

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>> Reporter: TO DATE, CASA VERDI

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HAS HOSTED MORE THAN 1,500

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RESIDENTS AND ALWAYS HAS A

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WAITING LIST.

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WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT

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LIVING HERE?

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>> I FEEL PROTECTED.

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I FEEL THAT I AM HOME WITH

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PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO GAVE THEIR

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LIFE TO THE MUSIC.

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( MUSIC CONCLUDES, APPLAUSE )