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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast</title><link>https://dulcimuse.com/podcast</link><description><![CDATA[The Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast explores the mountain dulcimer's past, present, and future. 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