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+package com.itsthevine.web;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+/** TEMPORARY: proves a failing test actually stops the image being published. Removed immediately. */
+class GateProbeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void deliberatelyFails() {
+        assertThat("the gate").isEqualTo("proved");
+    }
+}