Can't open multi-page illustrator file

I'm on a mac. I have Illustrator CC. I'm trying to open a multi-page .ai file, and I get the dialogue that usually happens when you're trying to open a non-illustrator multi-page pdf. :
here's a screenshot:
http://grab.by/yNEg
when I do a get info on the file, it says Saved As v.15 Created by v.15.0.0
How can I open this file and get all the artboards without running a script? I want to retain all the text formatting.
thanks!

That usually happens when files get corrupted and only the PDF part of the file is still intact.
Did you perhaps save it directly to or open it directly from a server?

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