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\unprotected \def\SpreadGapText#1#2{{\def\+{\blackrule[\c!width=#1]}#2}}

\definecolumnset[example][n=4]

\definecolumnsetarea
  [title][left]
  [x=1,y=1,nx=8,ny=8,
   background=contrast,align={lohi,right},state=start]

\setupcolumnsetareatext
  [title][left]
  [\setups{the title}]

\startsetups[the title]

  \GapText
    {\dimexpr(\makeupwidth+\backspace)} {6pt}
    {RegularBold} {sa 4}
    {A Title Spanni\+ng 2 Pages}

\stopsetups

\starttext

\page[left]

\startcolumnset[example]

   \dorecurse{15}{\fakewords{50}{100}}

\stopcolumnset

\stoptext
