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Without loss of generality assume that {{nowrap|'''u'''<sub>'''y'''</sub> {{=}} (''b'', ''c''), ''c'' > 0,}} and  {{nowrap|'''u'''<sub>'''z'''</sub> {{=}} (''b'', ''c'' - ''n'').}} As the '''v'''-coordinates of both vectors are equal, we only need to look at the '''w'''-coordinate. Since the '''w'''-coordinate of a point must stay within {{nowrap|[0 : ''n''],}} at any point it must follow the rule: "If the current '''w'''-coordinate + c &ge; ''n'', then move by ''c'' - ''n'' units (using the letter '''z'''). Otherwise, move by ''c'' units (using the letter '''y''')."
Without loss of generality assume that {{nowrap|'''u'''<sub>'''y'''</sub> {{=}} (''b'', ''c''), ''c'' > 0,}} and  {{nowrap|'''u'''<sub>'''z'''</sub> {{=}} (''b'', ''c'' - ''n'').}} As the '''v'''-coordinates of both vectors are equal, we only need to look at the '''w'''-coordinate. Since the '''w'''-coordinate of a point must stay within {{nowrap|[0 : ''n''],}} at any point it must follow the rule: "If the current '''w'''-coordinate + c &ge; ''n'', then move by ''c'' - ''n'' units (using the letter '''z'''). Otherwise, move by ''c'' units (using the letter '''y''')."


This pattern of movements is in fact the same as the one produced by taking the circular word {{nowrap|"1 1 1 ... 1 (1 - ''n'')"}} ((''n'' - 1)-many 1's) and stacking (abelianized) ''c''-step subwords. As there is only one bad position per period, the filling word can easily be seen to be MOS by stacking ''kc''-step subwords of the latter word for {{nowrap|2 &le; ''k'' &le; length - 1.}} {{Qed}}
This pattern of movements is in fact the same as the one produced by taking the circular word {{nowrap|"1 1 1 ... 1 (1 - ''n'')"}} ((''n'' - 1)-many 1's) and stacking (sums of) ''c''-step subwords. As there is only one bad position per period, the filling word can easily be seen to be MOS by stacking ''kc''-step subwords of the latter word for {{nowrap|2 &le; ''k'' &le; length - 1.}} {{Qed}}
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