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-# Platform Tests
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-This directory contains test suites checking per-platform assumptions.
-These tests require platform access that is not appropriate for platform-agnostic unit tests.
-The `t` directory name (unlike `tests`) allows us to share [the project `vendor` directory managed by `dep`](../docs/dev/dependencies.md#go).
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-Platforms:
-
-* [aws](aws)