diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-in-vec-copy.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-in-vec-copy.rs
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+fn main() {
+    let a = [~mutable 10];
+    let b = a;
+
+    assert *a[0] == 10;
+    assert *b[0] == 10;
+
+    // This should only modify the value in a, not b
+    *a[0] = 20;
+
+    assert *a[0] == 20;
+    assert *b[0] == 10;
+}
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