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Britishmusicianwholikesshootingvideos.Inhisonline

videos,heplaysthepianoforelephants,He(2)___

nearly700thousandfollowersonYouTubesofar.Inhis

mostwatchedvideo,anearly-blindelephantnamed

Ampan(3)___listenstohimplayingclassicalmusic.

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comfortablesanctuary(Liffff).Sofortherestoftheirlives,they(7)____liveahappyandpeacefullifethere.

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intoallowinghimtobringapianointothesanctuary,However,carryingaheavypianowas(9)thanhe

expected.It(10)himalmosttwohourstogetthepianodeepintothesanctuaryinthewild.

Theseelephantshaveworkedforhumansalltheirlifeandmanyareblindordisabled,soIwantedto

carry(11)heavyforthem,Paulsaid,Isawthattheelephantswere(12)hungrythattheywere

eatingallthetime.(13)wheneverIstartedplaying,Ifoundaspecialthing.Oneblindelephantwould

alwaysstoptolistenwhile(14)inthesanctuarywerestilleating.Werealized(15)thiselephant,even

inaworldofdarkness,lovedmusic.

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