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+#!/usr/bin/env python2
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+    Blockstack
+    ~~~~~
+    copyright: (c) 2014-2015 by Halfmoon Labs, Inc.
+    copyright: (c) 2016 by Blockstack.org
+
+    This file is part of Blockstack
+
+    Blockstack is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    Blockstack is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with Blockstack. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""
+
+import os
+
+"""
+TEST ENV BLOCKSTACK_EPOCH_1_END_BLOCK 689
+TEST ENV BLOCKSTACK_EPOCH_2_END_BLOCK 690
+TEST ENV BLOCKSTACK_EPOCH_2_NAMESPACE_LIFETIME_MULTIPLIER 2
+TEST ENV BLOCKSTACK_EPOCH_3_NAMESPACE_LIFETIME_MULTIPLIER 2
+TEST ENV BLOCKSTACK_EPOCH_3_NAMESPACE_LIFETIME_GRACE_PERIOD 5
+"""
+
+import testlib
+import virtualchain
+import time
+import json
+import sys
+import blockstack_client
+
+wallets = [
+    testlib.Wallet( "5JesPiN68qt44Hc2nT8qmyZ1JDwHebfoh9KQ52Lazb1m1LaKNj9", 100000000000 ),
+    testlib.Wallet( "5KHqsiU9qa77frZb6hQy9ocV7Sus9RWJcQGYYBJJBb2Efj1o77e", 100000000000 ),
+    testlib.Wallet( "5Kg5kJbQHvk1B64rJniEmgbD83FpZpbw2RjdAZEzTefs9ihN3Bz", 100000000000 ),
+    testlib.Wallet( "5JuVsoS9NauksSkqEjbUZxWwgGDQbMwPsEfoRBSpLpgDX1RtLX7", 5500 ),
+    testlib.Wallet( "5KEpiSRr1BrT8vRD7LKGCEmudokTh1iMHbiThMQpLdwBwhDJB1T", 5500 )
+]
+
+consensus = "17ac43c1d8549c3181b200f1bf97eb7d"
+
+def scenario( wallets, **kw ):
+
+    wallet = testlib.blockstack_client_initialize_wallet( "0123456789abcdef", wallets[2].privkey, wallets[3].privkey, wallets[4].privkey )
+    for i in xrange(1, 100):
+        print 'stopping API daemon'
+        testlib.stop_api(hard_stop=False)
+
+        print 'starting API daemon'
+        testlib.start_api('0123456789abcdef')
+
+
+def check( state_engine ):
+
+    # not revealed, but ready 
+    return True