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+'use strict';
+const common = require('../common');
+const http = require('http');
+
+const server = http.Server(function(req, res) {
+  res.write('Part of my res.');
+  res.destroy();
+});
+
+server.listen(0, common.mustCall(function() {
+  http.get({
+    port: this.address().port,
+    headers: { connection: 'keep-alive' }
+  }, common.mustCall(function(res) {
+    server.close();
+    res.on('aborted', common.mustCall(function() {}));
+  }));
+}));