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49.72Level 39 — ending

Option 1:

five-beat motif finally aligns with beat 1.

Cm6/9.

Option 2:

switch briefly to 4/4 so four-beat motif locks.

Final C.

Option 3:

leave the motif unresolved/displaced and end on modal C quartal voicing.

Different emotional consequences.