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+\version "2.19.20"
+
+\header {
+  lsrtags = "rhythms, tweaks-and-overrides"
+
+  texidoc = "
+If there are ten or fewer measures of rests, a series of longa and
+breve rests (called in German @qq{Kirchenpausen} - church rests) is
+printed within the staff; otherwise a simple line is shown. This
+default number of ten may be changed by overriding the
+@code{expand-limit} property.
+
+"
+  doctitle = "Changing form of multi-measure rests"
+}
+
+\relative c'' {
+  \compressMMRests {
+    R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
+    \override MultiMeasureRest.expand-limit = #3
+    R1*2 | R1*5 | R1*9
+  }
+}