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It is not clear whether according to Chopin the 
mark refers to the crotchet of the upbeat or to the entrance of the L.H. Similar marks in bars 4, 5, 8, 12, 16 (of these on the 1st page of A) are written clearly before the note they concern, which would point to the second possibility. Such pedalling is given by FE and EE. In the main text we adopt the interpretation of GE – pedal from the upbeat:
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it is compatible with the literal interpretation of A – the mark fits entirely before the bar line, while it begins even slightly before the crotchet rest,
- such pedalling is natural both in terms of sound and piano technique,
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marks are in a similar place in A, while the dynamic indication is certainly binding from the beginning of the piece.
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notation: Pedalling