b. 8
The presence of the accent at the beginning of the bar in FE (→GE,EE) is probably a result of an inaccurately implemented Chopin's proofreading, in which all remaining accents on the 1st and 7th quavers in bars 5-8 were removed. However, it cannot be excluded that Chopin conserved this accent on purpose – to emphasise the local climax, provided in A with (cf. another note at the beginning of this bar).
See b. 1-4
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category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources; Editorial revisions
issues: Inaccuracies in FE, Authentic corrections of FE
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins