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4.2See the entire chain

Write it as roots only:

A-D-G-C-F-B-E-A

A-D-G-C-F-B-E-A

Each root moves mostly:

up a fourth / down a fifth

This is one of the cleanest examples of circle motion you can encounter in a standard.

You should learn to hear this whole sequence as one large gesture.