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+`git annex get` becomes very unhappy as soon as `$PWD` is gone.
+The easiest way is to `git checkout git-annex` while you are getting in another tab.
+
+This results in git-annex entering an endless loop:
+
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory
+    fatal: Unable to read current working directory: No such file or directory