The A slurs are most probably inaccurate, which was deciphered already in GE (→FE,EE,IE). The majority of similar motifs are devoid of slurs, yet the first one provided with a slur (bar 17) clearly shows how Chopin envisioned its range in such situations. The fact that the slurs should end before the rest is also evidenced by the authentic slurs in bars 90-91 and 92-93. The issue concerning the slur's starting point – see the note on bars 17-20.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Inaccurate slurs in A, GE revisions
notation: Slurs