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117.198Level 99 — rewrite formal narrative
Example:
A establishes closed C-minor world.
Therefore B opens into E♭ and expands register.
The growing motif reaches high climax.
Therefore A returns stripped, because expansion has already happened.
Coda compresses motif back to semitone.
Now the whole piece has narrative logic.