Why don't PDFs open?

For some reason, lately when I click a PDF link, another tab opens to a dark gray page.  Use to, this is where the PDF would appear.  I have the latest version of Adobe Reader.  Any idea what may be wrong?

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Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it, the copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C):
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In the Finder, select
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From the folder that opens, remove any items that have "Adobe" or “PDF” in the name. You may be prompted for your login password. Then quit and relaunch Safari, and test.
The "Silverlight" web plugin distributed by Microsoft can also interfere with PDF display in Safari, so you may need to remove it as well, if it's present. The same goes for a plugin called "iGetter," and perhaps others.
If you still have the issue, repeat with this line:
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