When interpreted literally, the A dynamic markings seem contradictory or ambiguous. If 
concerns the d
1-d2 crotchet under which it was written, 
is pointless. On the other hand, if we were to relate to the L.H. minim, which is not clearly apparent from the A notation, but neither is it contrary to it, and could refer to the R.H. part and the L.H. part, respectively, e.g. as follows:
In this situation, we consider the latter interpretation of and to be the A text.
The difference in the size of the discussed markings in A – is clearly smaller than the remaining two – points to a yet another interpretation. It is likely that , probably written first, was supposed to be replaced by 
and , yet it remained unremoved due to Chopin's distraction. According to us, this is the most likely interpretation, resulting in a musically natural solution, compliant with the markings adopted by GE (→FE,EE,IE). We provide this version in the main text.
category imprint: Differences between sources; Editorial revisions; Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information
issues: Corrections in A, Errors resulting from corrections, GE revisions
notation: Verbal indications
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