The accent, placed in FE (→EE) over the non-played note, must have been inaccurately reproduced. According to Chopin, it could have applied to the b
1-b2 octave at the beginning of the bar or to d
2 in the bottom voice. In the main text, we adopt the latter, since it interferes with the original notation to a lesser extent (we give a long accent, much more likely in this context). Omission of the mark in GE is probably an oversight.
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issues: Long accents, Placement of markings
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins