Two Macs, one iTunes account:  How to combine libraries?

We have the same Apple iTunes Store account so we have different librarys on each Mac from the same account.
How do we combine our libraries so we can dowload all our purchased tunes to one iPod? (We also have separate iPods, but that's a different issue.)
Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  
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How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300173
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300432
Using iPod with multiple computers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61675
iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60920
One of those is bound to at least get you started in the right direction...
Patrick

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