The mark over the 3rd beat may be interpreted as an accent – long in FE (→GE) and short in EE – or a short diminuendo hairpin. However, the latter is highly unlikely from the practical point of view, since after the previous 
, performing this motif 
could easily deprive it of clarity. Due to this reason, we assume that the marks represent accents.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: Long accents, EE inaccuracies
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins