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+-- checker_exit_code: 1
+-- checker_output: None if xml else re.compile(r'^\s*invariant "path 1" failed', re.MULTILINE)
+
+/* This model is designed to provoke a longer-than-minimal error trace. If the
+ * --shortest-trace option is functioning correctly, Rumur should correctly
+ * suppress this longer trace and instead find the shorter but longer running
+ * trace.
+ */
+
+var
+  x: 0 .. 100;
+  z: 0 .. 100;
+  w: 0 .. 100;
+  path1: boolean;
+  flag: boolean;
+  path2: boolean;
+
+startstate begin
+  x := 0;
+  z := 0;
+  w := 0;
+  path1 := false;
+  path2 := false;
+  flag := false;
+end;
+
+rule x < 100 ==> begin
+  x := x + 1;
+end;
+
+rule x > 0 ==> begin
+  x := x - 1;
+end;
+
+rule z < 100 ==> begin
+  z := z + 1;
+end;
+
+rule z > 0 ==> begin
+  z := z - 1;
+end;
+
+rule w < 100 ==> begin
+  w := w + 1;
+end;
+
+rule w > 0 ==> begin
+  w := w - 1;
+end;
+
+rule z > 90 | w > 90 ==> begin
+  flag := true;
+end;
+
+rule flag ==> begin
+  path2 := true;
+end;
+  
+rule x > 90 ==> begin
+  for y: 0 .. 1000000 do
+    x := x;
+  end;
+  path1 := true;
+end;
+
+invariant "path 1" !path1;
+invariant "path 2" !path2;