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+\version "2.11.58"
+
+\header {
+  lsrtags = "rhythms, text"
+  texidoc = "Markups attached to a multi-measure rest will be
+centered above or below it.  Long markups attached to multi-measure
+rests do not cause the measure to expand.  To expand a multi-measure
+rest to fit the markup, use a spacer rest with an attached markup
+before the multi-measure rest.
+
+Note that the spacer rest causes a bar line to be inserted.  Text attached
+to a spacer rest in this way is left-aligned to the position where
+the note would be placed in the measure, but if the measure length is
+determined by the length of the text, the text will appear to be
+centered."
+  doctitle = "Multi-measure rest markup"
+}
+
+\relative c' {
+  \compressFullBarRests
+  \textLengthOn
+  s1*0^\markup { [MAJOR GENERAL] }
+  R1*19
+  s1*0_\markup { \italic { Cue: ... it is yours } }
+  s1*0^\markup { A }
+  R1*30^\markup { [MABEL] }
+  \textLengthOff
+  c4^\markup { CHORUS } d f c
+}