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81.60Level 27 — upper layer becomes new tonic
Try:
C major lower.
D♭ major upper.
Then:
lower layer moves toward D♭.
Finally:
D♭ major alone.
The “outside” chord becomes home.
This is a dramatic form of reinterpretation.