If one is at the word 'u'khtavtam' and does not know whether it is the 'u'khtavtam' of the first section or the second, where does one return to?
Synopsis
When standing at 'u'khtavtam' without knowing which section it belongs to, one returns to the 'u'khtavtam' of the first section, unless one has already begun 'L'maan yirbu yemeichem,' in which case one relies on the presumption of routine recitation.
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