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E → E♭? Let's design deliberately:
Over Dm7♭5: E = 9.
Over G7alt: E♭ = ♭13.
Over Cm: D = 9.
So:
E → E♭ → D.
Smooth descending chromatic/diatonic line.
The modes become consequences of the line.