Audio Tracks Are Destructive?

I'm quite new to Premiere, but not so very new to NLEs. The biggest hurdle I'm having with my switch to Premiere is that when I drop a new video+audio file on the timeline, or if I drag an already existing file around on the timeline, and that file's audio track should land on top of any other file's audio clip, the audio clip that was there is suddenly truncated. I would expect that the audio clips would just be stacked on top of one another, but it appears that any audio clip that gets all or partially "hidden" by another track is actually destroyed.
I've tried dragging the audio clip back out to be the same length as its associated video clip, but no matter what I do, the audio clip always remains shorter than its associated video clip.
Is there some command to "restore this video track's audio?" A command that would either bring it back if it got totally destroyed, or allow me to "stretch" the audio clip back to the same length as its video track?
I hope that makes sense to someone...
Thanks,
-joe

I would expect that the audio clips would just be stacked on top of one another
Not automatically (and rightly so). You have to 'stack' them manually, placing the second clip on Audio 2, or 3, or whatever.
the audio clip always remains shorter than its associated video clip.
Hold down the ALT key when you drag the audio portion.
These are both pretty basic items available in the Help file. I suggest a thorough read before actually using the software. You'll become much more proficient and have far fewer issues.

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