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\version "2.18.2" \relative c'' { <b c>8\< q q q\!<b c>8 q q q } \relative c'' { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 \override Hairpin.minimum-length = #5 <b c>8\< q q q\! \once \override TextScript.layer = #2 \once\override TextScript.staff-padding = #3.4 \once\override TextScript.vertical-skylines = #'() <b c>8 _\markup \with-dimensions #'(2 . 7) #'(0 . 0)\with-color #red \filled-box #'(-1.8 . .2) #'(0 . 2) #0 q q q } \relative c'' { \once \override Hairpin.X-offset = #1.35 \override Hairpin.minimum-length = #5 <b c>8\< q q q\! \once \override TextScript.layer = #2 \once\override TextScript.staff-padding = #3.4 \once\override TextScript.vertical-skylines = #'() <b c>8 _\markup \with-dimensions #'(2 . 7) #'(0 . 0)\with-color #white \filled-box #'(-1.8 . .2) #'(0 . 2) #0 q q q } Stephen
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