@A1ex:
I took again the same picture DUAL_ISO 100/1600. I used the Aug 28 10:07 PM cr2hdr.exe version.
I quite liked this time the result NO ARTIFACTS

(even with default sharpening!)
DUAL ISO was not necessary for that specific image but that was what I could shoot late at night at home at 5:00 AM but this is only a test!!
Unfortunately, I noticed white and black pixels that did not exist in original CR2.
I have sent you the raw, dng and screenshot files.