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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 13"""
+ date="2021-07-22T17:59:12Z"
+ content="""
+(This stat check is not strictly necessary, at least when annex.verify is
+enabled, so removing it is a possibility. Or perhaps not making a failure
+to stat be treated as a problem. But I need to understand what's happening
+first.)
+"""]]