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+'use strict';
+var util = require('util');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var called = false;
+
+function TestClass() {
+}
+TestClass.prototype = new EventEmitter();
+
+function okListener() {
+  called = true;
+}
+function brokenListener() {
+  throw new Error('This one should not be called!');
+}
+
+var ok = new TestClass();
+var broken = new TestClass();
+broken.on('end', okListener);
+ok.on('end', brokenListener);
+ok.emit('end');
+assert.ok(called, 'The ok listener should have been called');