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+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+var cluster = require('../');
+
+require('./common');
+
+cluster = cluster()
+  .set('workers', 2)
+  .start();
+
+if (cluster.isWorker) {
+  setTimeout(function(){
+    process.kill(process.env.CLUSTER_MASTER_PID, 'SIGUSR2');
+  }, 200);
+} else {
+  if (process.env.CLUSTER_REPLACEMENT_MASTER) {
+    var err;
+    try {
+      // make sure the previous parent was killed
+      process.kill(process.env.PARENT_PID, 0);
+    } catch (e) {
+      err = e;
+    }
+    if (!err) throw new Error('parent is running');
+  }
+}
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