diff --git a/test/ken/simpvar.go b/test/ken/simpvar.go
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+++ b/test/ken/simpvar.go
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+// $G $D/$F.go && $L $F.$A && ./$A.out
+
+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+
+package main
+
+var	x,y	int;
+
+func
+main()
+{
+
+	x = 15;
+	y = 20;
+	{
+		var x int;
+		x = 25;
+		y = 25;
+	}
+	x = x+y;
+	if(x != 40) { panic x; }
+}