Need help merging & consolidating 2 iTunes Music Folders on the same drive

I have2 iTunes Music Folders on the hard drive of my iMac. Each folder is 80+ gigs and there are many duplicates in each folder. Currently iTunes is pulling songs from each folder. I would like to combine the contents of each folder in to one. What is the best way to do this, with out making a complete mess of my iTunes library.

Natalie Beresford, "Multiple iPods/iTunes Installations", 04:04am Nov 26, 2004 CDT

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