ITunes songs purchased on iPod missing! help!

I purchased fours songs on my 16GB iPod Touch (a new Touch with updates included) using the iTunes application on my iPod. I've listened to them and they were fine.
Later, I synched the iPod to the iTunes (7.6.??) on my home computer (Windows XP, 2). I recall synching the "purchased" song folders. Now the 4 songs I purchased using my iPod are gone. They're erased, it appears, from the iPod. I don't know were they are or if they can be recovered. I have tried to become knowledgeable about my iPod, reading a guide book, web articles, etc. But I did not see this topic covered and didn't know to be cautious.
So here are my questions:
1) Is it possible the songs are still there lurking on my iPod (I don't see them when I look under "purchases" in the Music folder)? How to get them?
2) How to avoid losing songs purchased on the iPod in the future?
3) Will I be able to download them again without having to buy them again?

Hi lisaquilts,
lisaquilts wrote:
1) Is it possible the songs are still there lurking on my iPod (I don't see them when I look under "purchases" in the Music folder)? How to get them?
If they aren't shown on your iPod, then they aren't located on it.
lisaquilts wrote:
2) How to avoid losing songs purchased on the iPod in the future?
Once you have chance to connect your iPod to the computer and if you have just purchased music from the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, then I would recommend you to transfer them immediately to your computer. Here's how to do so: [Copying iTunes Store purchases from your iPod or iPhone to a computer|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305465].
lisaquilts wrote:
3) Will I be able to download them again without having to buy them again?
You can contact iTunes Customer Support. Use [this form|http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/store/browser> or the receipt received via e-mail. However you must understand that they have all right to deny a re-download, once it's responsibility to back up. Also the iTunes Store Terms of USe clearly states: *"All Sales are final"* .
Hope this helps!
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