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They bring joyful music to all our ears and in the process fill themselves with hope.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cello_landfill-harmonic-orchestra_AIE.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5967\" alt=\"cello_landfill harmonic orchestra_AIE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cello_landfill-harmonic-orchestra_AIE-e1370877588415.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"281\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/mq0D5kq9ePE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>This makes me think of one of my favorite movies, <a title=\"The Mission\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PvWaD-NErlY\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Mission<\/em><\/a> &#8212; 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