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Write 16 bars:
- bars 1–4: one sus center
- 5–8: same sus structure on a new root
- 9–12: return, but change rhythmic texture
- 13–16: either functional cadence or open modal ending
Restrictions:
- no conventional major/minor triads in root position
- one main motif
- at least one quartal voicing
- at least one common-tone connection