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While some of his works rely on \"phasing\" (a gradual shift), this piece adopts a more direct approach: one performer repeats the same basic pattern without ever moving, while the second makes \u003cstrong\u003eabrupt shifts\u003c\/strong\u003e, moving from unison to one beat ahead, then further, until returning to unison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis principle produces a unique sensation: rather than a pattern slowly sliding over itself, one hears a \u003cstrong\u003eseries of variations\u003c\/strong\u003e where accents and points of emphasis transform, while maintaining a common pulse. 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