actually the upper staff written an 8ve lower would sit more within its staff than the middle voice...
an example of using symbols to keep the music as much as practicable within the bounds of the staff. The other two sounding parts drop from the upper portion of their respective staves, to the lower portion, but if the top does that as well, many of the notes in the top sounding part will be below the staff; using the ottava bassa symbol is a way to place the music without confusing the user which staff the music is associated with.
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