Recover deleted files from emptied trash

Hi I was wondering if there's a way to recover files from the trash if I emptied.In OS 9.x I usually used the Norton but it doesn't works in OSX. Does any body know if there's a free utility to recover deleted files.
Thanks
PERCY

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