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47.16Level 6 — motif length 5 eighths

Now create a 5-eighth-note cell.

Perhaps pitches:

C-D-E♭-G-F.

Repeat continuously.

Five against eight takes longer to realign:

40 eighths = 5 bars.

Now the phrase has a five-bar hidden rhythmic cycle over ordinary 4/4.