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+The following commands show the failure:
+
+$ mkdir d && touch d/f
+
+$ mkdir g && cd g && git annex add ../d/f 
+
+add ... ok
+
+error: Invalid path '.git/annex/objects/Jx/...
+
+...
+
+Then it seems it is enough to 'git add ../d/f' to complete the operation.