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47.14When does it realign?
Three-eighth motif versus eight-eighth bar.
The alignment repeats after the least common multiple:
24 eighth notes.
That is:
3 bars of 4/4.
So a tiny three-note motif automatically generates a three-bar rhythmic super-cycle.