The two-bar slur, present in GE (→FE→EE), does not bear traces of corrections in print; therefore, we assume that it was an arbitrary decision of the engraver of GE1. However, taking into consideration the fact that the slur does not distort the phrasing in this place at all, and Chopin's possible proofreading cannot be entirely excluded, we regard this version as an equal variant to two slurs of A.
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issues: Errors in GE
notation: Slurs