diff --git a/s3tests/tests/test_realistic.py b/s3tests/tests/test_realistic.py
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+import realistic
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+
+# XXX not used for now
+def create_files(mean=2000):
+    return realistic.files2(
+        mean=1024 * mean,
+        stddev=1024 * 500,
+        seed=1256193726,
+        numfiles=4,
+    )
+
+
+class TestFiles(object):
+    # the size and seed is what we can get when generating a bunch of files
+    # with pseudo random numbers based on sttdev, seed, and mean.
+
+    # this fails, demonstrating the problem
+    def test_random_file_invalid(self):
+        size = 2506764
+        seed = 3391518755
+        source = realistic.RandomContentFile(size=size, seed=seed)
+        t = tempfile.SpooledTemporaryFile()
+        shutil.copyfileobj(source, t)
+        precomputed = realistic.PrecomputedContentFile(t)
+
+        verifier = realistic.FileVerifier()
+        shutil.copyfileobj(precomputed, verifier)
+
+        assert verifier.valid()
+
+    # this passes
+    def test_random_file_valid(self):
+        size = 2506001
+        seed = 3391518755
+        source = realistic.RandomContentFile(size=size, seed=seed)
+        t = tempfile.SpooledTemporaryFile()
+        shutil.copyfileobj(source, t)
+        precomputed = realistic.PrecomputedContentFile(t)
+
+        verifier = realistic.FileVerifier()
+        shutil.copyfileobj(precomputed, verifier)
+
+        assert verifier.valid()
+