How do I get my 5th gen. iPod touch running iOS 7.1.1 out of recovery mode?

One day I woke up and I found my iPod on the floor. I forgot to plug it in so I thought it died, but decided to test and see. When I tried to turn it on, the Apple logo went away and displayed the connect to iTunes screen. I connected it to iTunes and clicked restore. After a few minutes, there was an error message saying that iTunes couldn't restore the iPod and the error code was 21. Have any ideas on how to get it out of recovery mode? I'm desperate and my iPhone and/or iPad won't hold my 3,500+ songs. I miss my music. Thanks for the support! :)

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Try to restore your iOS device two more times while connected with a cable, computer, and network you know are good. Also, confirm your security software and settings are allowing communication between your device and update servers. If you still see the error message when you update or restore, contact Apple support.

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1. Make sure you have the latest version of iTunes installed.
2. Make sure that the USB is connected fully on the device and the computer.
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b. If that's not working try making sure your computer's USB ports are working by testing out another USB device.
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