As so many times before, the dots having been reproduced as wedges resulted from the simplified interpretation of the notation of A by the engraver of GE1. In this case, it is very difficult to notice the second one, since it is overlapped by the cresc. indication.
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category imprint: Graphic ambiguousness; Differences between sources
issues: GE revisions, Wedges, Inaccuracies in A
notation: Articulation, Accents, Hairpins