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The length of a series of line segments with \\(k\\) reflections may be thought of as a function on \\(M^k\\) and generalized billiard paths correspond to critical points of this length function. The length function is not smooth on \\(M^k\\), having singularities along its diagonals \\(\\{\\alpha_i= \\alpha_{i+1}\\}\\). But following the Fulton-MacPherson procedure [Ann. of Math. 139, 183-225 (1994; Zbl 0820.14037)] one can `blow up' \\(M^k\\) to obtain a compact manifold with corners \\(X_k\\) to which the length function extends smoothly. In this situation the author develops a version of Morse theory for manifolds with corners and uses it to study this length function. This Morse theory is a generalization of that of \\textit{D. Braess} [Math. Ann. 208, 133-148 (1974; Zbl 0263.58005)], retaining both a global `gradient' flow and the intrinsic stratification of a manifold with corners. 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