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+\version "2.19.20"
+
+\header {
+ texidoc = "Multi-measure rests do not have to begin and end simultaneously to be combined."
+}
+
+\score { <<
+ \compressMMRests
+ \partcombine
+ \relative f' { R1*8 | R1*16 | R1*4 }
+ \relative f' { R1*16 | R1*8 | R1*4 }
+>> }
+
+\score { <<
+ \compressMMRests
+ \partcombine
+ \relative f' { R1*8 | r1^"r" | R1*15 | R1*4 }
+ \relative f' { R1*16 | R1*8 | R1*4 }
+>> }
+
+\score { <<
+ \compressMMRests
+ \partcombine
+ \relative f' { R1*16 | R1*8 | R1*4 }
+ \relative f' { R1*8 | r1_"r" | R1*15 | R1*4 }
+>> }