diff --git a/extra/literate/literate-tests.factor b/extra/literate/literate-tests.factor
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+USING: eval kernel math tools.test ;
+IN: literate
+
+{ 2 3 t } [
+<LITERATE
+1
+> 2
+>   3
+blah
+>     2dup 1 - =
+LITERATE>
+] unit-test