Authorize purchased itunes store music with account that no longer exists

I recently moved my library over to another computer. Although half of my purchased music from the itunes library was purchased on a different account than the one i currently have. They were purchased on an account that has been deleted, and i therefore cannot authorize those songs with that account. I cannot play/burn or put on my ipod 928 songs that i purchased off the itunes store.
how can i authorize these songs?
Thank you for your time and attention, much appreciated.

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