Strange gaps in imorted illustrator files

I have many imorted .ai or illustrator files in my project which have teh fixed resolution uncheck and they all look great at any size the way they should. But I just put in another .ai file and this one shows up with these gaps or outlines between some paths. I have done everything the same as I did all the other ones. Any help?

Thanks for posting back...
Patrick

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I have sometimes had this trouble since I updated Acrobat.
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