YES, the ER52 message repeated but that was NOT actually the problem!
I finally found a broken piece of PVA filament NOT in the material station as the ER52 error indicated, but higher, in the Bowden tube -- between the decoupler and the Printer Feeder. I disconnected the Bowden tube directly beneath the #2 feeder and there it was. Pulled out the broken piece and was back in business.
That said, here's a message I received from Ultimaker support AFTER I located and corrected the problem: "...Ultimaker has identified some cases where PVA filament breaks when loaded in th