Ties may be engraved manually by changing the @code{tie-configuration}
property of the @code{TieColumn} object. The first number indicates the
distance from the center of the staff in staff-spaces, and the second
-number indicates the direction (1=up, -1=down).
+number indicates the direction (1 = up, -1 = down).
" }
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\relative c' {