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45.43–2 versus 2–3
If the three-side comes first:
3–2 clave.
If the two-side comes first:
2–3 clave.
So 2–3 is simply the same two-bar clave orientation beginning on the other half:
Bar 1
two-side
Bar 2
three-side.
But musically, that orientation matters.