Transparency Mask not completely transparent

I'm making a B&W gradient transparency mask for an object (like I've done 1000 times before). Except this time, it's not taking my object to complete transparency. Even at the whitest portions, it's like 20% opaque.
I have my main object. I select it, choose "Mask Transp Mask". I then draw a rectangle around my shape and fill it with a B&W linear gradient. It should feather my main object to complete transparency, right?
What am I missing?

Actually I just figured out a way to fix it, not sure if as-is its a bug or not, but...
Ray Craighead, "opacity masks" #3, 7 Mar 2008 7:42 am
Post #3 tells you what to do.

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