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Perhaps you are logged in with a "STAT Account"? When I load the link, it prompts me to create one in order to view the article.

Interesting, I didn't get that prompt. Read the whole thing fine, no login.

Yup, same, hence my (oh so offensive, apparently) comment asking the reason, assuming it must be something else.

Nope, never heard of Stat before. I could read it fine, no paywall, not sure maybe geographic or just hitting different users :shrug: