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Also, on that note, [citation needed] on the implicit claim that "signing up for Internet Archive Accounts" is necessary or even suggested to access the content on the Internet Archive. I've used the IA a lot, and not once did it even advertise the ability to create an account (beyond probably some Log-In/Sign-Up button somewhere that I didn't even notice), let alone require me to do so. Still don't have such an account.


Try clicking on any of the books listed at https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary. See the big button that says "Log In and Borrow"?


Huh, well I'll be.

I guess I never visited that part of archive.org, so never noticed.




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