diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t16.awk b/ase/test/awk/t16.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6374f25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t16.awk
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+{ $0="     "; /*print NF;*/ print "a" $0 "b"; }