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=== Lemma 2: Sizes of chunks of any fixed letter form a MOS (except in the case "XYZYX") ===
=== Lemma 2: Sizes of chunks of any fixed letter form a MOS (except in the case "XYZYX") ===
TODO: account for case XYZYX.
WOLOG consider chunks of X. Use Q for both Y and Z.
WOLOG consider chunks of X. Use Q for both Y and Z.


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''To be continued...''
''To be continued...''
=== Finishing the proof ===
We now prove that except in the case XYXZXYX, if the scale is pairwise well-formed, the scale is generated by alternating generators.


== MV3 Theorem 2 ==
== MV3 Theorem 2 ==
''Once you have chosen a rank-3 temperament and a specific generator interval, there is a mechanical procedure to generate all max-variety-3 scales of a certain size (of which there are, however, infinitely many).''
''Once you have chosen a rank-3 temperament and a specific generator interval, there is a mechanical procedure to generate all max-variety-3 scales of a certain size (of which there are, however, infinitely many).''