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Exercise 20 Read and hear this section in the playable edition →
Extension of 2–4, 4–5, and exercise for 2–3–4.
Exercise 20
Fig. 20 · Play this example in the reader ▶ End of Part I
After having mastered this First Part, play it through once or twice daily for some time before commencing the study of the Second (“transcendent”) Part; by so doing, one is sure to obtain every possible advantage that this work promises. Complete mastery of Part I gives the key to the difficulties found in Part II.
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