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+! Copyright (C) 2009 Doug Coleman.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: tools.test quoting ;
+IN: quoting.tests
+
+[ f ] [ "" quoted? ] unit-test
+[ t ] [ "''" quoted? ] unit-test
+[ t ] [ "\"\"" quoted? ] unit-test
+[ t ] [ "\"Circus Maximus\"" quoted? ] unit-test
+[ t ] [ "'Circus Maximus'" quoted? ] unit-test
+[ f ] [ "Circus Maximus" quoted? ] unit-test