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Thank You For The Music by Abba.
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The Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.
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EL James
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Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D Minor BWV 974, played by James Rhodes.
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None: I do not want a funeral.
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Funerals are for the people left behind, so I don’t mind.
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