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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
+# See LICENSE for details.
+import os, sys
+
+try:
+    import _preamble
+except ImportError:
+    try:
+        sys.exc_clear()
+    except AttributeError:
+        # exc_clear() (and the requirement for it) has been removed from Py3
+        pass
+
+# begin chdir armor
+sys.path[:] = map(os.path.abspath, sys.path)
+# end chdir armor
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()))
+
+from twisted.scripts.trial import run
+run()