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Yes, sorry, bad wording. You can download a Sublime Text 3 Beta build, however, you need a valid key in order to use it.

Edit: Could be that you only need a valid key for the development builds. I was under this impression because those are the ones that I always download.

If you want to get access to Sublime Text 3 Beta, the $70 fee is not optional. Just an observation.