diff --git a/test/fixtures/hierarchy/global.json b/test/fixtures/hierarchy/global.json
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+{
+  "title": "My generic title",
+  "color": "red",
+  "movie": "Kill Bill"
+}
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diff --git a/test/fixtures/hierarchy/user.json b/test/fixtures/hierarchy/user.json
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+{
+  "title": "My specific title",
+  "color": "green"
+}
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diff --git a/test/hierarchy-test.js b/test/hierarchy-test.js
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+/*
+ * hierarchy-test.js: Basic tests for hierarchical file stores.
+ *
+ * (C) 2011, Charlie Robbins
+ *
+ */
+
+var assert = require('assert'),
+    path = require('path'),
+    vows = require('vows'),
+    nconf = require('../lib/nconf');
+
+var configDir = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'hierarchy'),
+    globalConfig = path.join(configDir, 'global.json'),
+    userConfig = path.join(configDir, 'user.json');
+
+vows.describe('nconf/hierarchy').addBatch({
+  "When using nconf": {
+    "configured with two file stores": {
+      topic: function () {
+        nconf.add('user', { type: 'file', file: userConfig })
+        nconf.add('global', { type: 'file', file: globalConfig })
+        nconf.load();
+        return nconf;
+      },
+      "should have the appropriate keys present": function () {
+        assert.equal(nconf.get('title'), 'My specific title');
+        assert.equal(nconf.get('color'), 'green');
+        assert.equal(nconf.get('movie'), 'Kill Bill');
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}).export(module);
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