Illustrator - After Effects Layers Question

Having problems importing Illustrator layers into After Effects.  I've tried all the recommendations from "release to layers" to "setting colors to rgb".  When I import into After Effects and select "composition - retain layer size".  AI layers are sub layers too.
I don't see the individual layers to animate.

Here is the pre- "release to layers" :
Any ideas?

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