Help (urgent, sorry) - Inaccessible iTunes songs located in SugarSync folder - how to get iTunes to re-recognize these files?

Somehow (don't get me started) SugarSync got hold of part of my iTunes library and now I have hundreds of songs with exclamation marks next to them, which are of course unplayable.
I have found the unplayable songs using "Locate" in iTunes:  the missing songs are all in Libary/ApplicationSupport/SugarSync/small_file folder.  They are each identified in the Finder window as "iTunes.app documents" in that folder.  The filenames look like this:  8859638_512534.!8859638_106139
I have tried iTunes/Organize Library.  I have tried iTunes/Add to Library.  I have quit iTunes, I have rebooted.  Nothing has worked.
How can I get iTunes to recognise these files as iTunes Music (purchased from the iTunes store), and get them back in to my iTunes library ?
Would welcome all suggestions.  Especially as I'm supposed to have my sister's 50th birthday CD ready in 6 hours and many of the songs I chose are inaccessible :-(
Thank you.
iTunes 10.6.3
Mac OSX 10.7.4

Ok, what you should do is go to "Preferences" in iTunes, with your iPod connected, and check the option that makes the iTune s your default player and all music files defaultly the Apple format (AAC). It will automatically convert all songs to that format, and list them in your library. However, you may have to right click on them and select "Convert to AAC selection" if they won't play in iTunes... hopefully I have provided some insight...

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