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37.77Level 44 — ending with rhythmic tag

Instead of:

G7 → C and long fermata,

create a short repeated rhythmic tag.

For example:

one three-note rhythmic motif repeated three times,

then final C6/9.

This keeps the piece's rhythmic personality to the end.