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39.48Do the same with E♭→E over C7

On functional dominant C7:

E♭→E

moves blue/minor-3 color into the chord's major 3rd.

Then E→F at tonic.

So:

E♭→E→F

E♭ → E → F

creates a beautiful chromatic line.