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When browsing on the internet I stumble upon

An article towards which my attention is drawn

I click on the link, curious to read it in its entirety

And “You do not have access to this article” I see

Along with an option to subscribe to the journal and spend

An exorbitant amount of money to download it- I do not intend

To spend that much money for an article that I might

Just skim through, read superficially, then remove out of sight

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I understand not everything that is written can be made available for free

Writers and researchers need to be compensated adequately

But it would be nice to be able to read an article fully

Once it has successfully piqued my curiosity

After anticipating an interesting read, I feel let down

When the full version of the article cannot be found

Through all the resources available to me

I resent the fact that all writing is not free

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As a corollary once in a blue moon I come across something I want to read

And discover that the full text is available indeed

When this happens I do a happy dance

Energized by this highly favorable circumstance