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+(ns pronouns.resource-test
+  (:require [pronouns.util :as util]
+            [clojure.test :refer [deftest testing is]]))
+
+(deftest valid-pronouns-table
+  (let [table (util/slurp-tabfile "resources/pronouns.tab")]
+    (is table "pronouns.tab exists and is non-empty")
+    (doseq [row table]
+      (is (= (count row) 5)
+          "row has five elements")
+      (is (re-matches #".*sel(f|ves)$" (last row))
+          "final element is reflexive"))))