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+import { test } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/prepare-test-env-ava.js';
+
+import { AmountMath } from '@agoric/ertp';
+import { setUpZoeForTest } from '@agoric/zoe/tools/setup-zoe.js';
+import { E } from '@endo/far';
+import path from 'path';
+import type { Installation } from '@agoric/zoe/src/zoeService/utils.js';
+import { commonSetup } from '../supports.js';
+
+const dirname = path.dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname);
+
+const contractFile = `${dirname}/../../src/examples/stakeAtom.contract.js`;
+type StartFn =
+  typeof import('@agoric/orchestration/src/examples/stakeAtom.contract.js').start;
+
+const coreEval = async (
+  t,
+  { orchestration, timer, marshaller, storage, bld },
+) => {
+  t.log('install stakeAtom contract');
+  const { zoe, bundleAndInstall } = await setUpZoeForTest();
+  const installation: Installation<StartFn> =
+    await bundleAndInstall(contractFile);
+
+  const { publicFacet } = await E(zoe).startInstance(
+    installation,
+    { In: bld.issuer },
+    {
+      hostConnectionId: 'connection-1',
+      controllerConnectionId: 'connection-2',
+      bondDenom: 'uatom',
+    },
+    {
+      marshaller,
+      orchestration,
+      storageNode: storage.rootNode,
+      timer,
+    },
+  );
+  return { publicFacet, zoe };
+};
+
+test('makeAccount, deposit, withdraw', async t => {
+  const {
+    bootstrap,
+    brands: { ist },
+    utils,
+  } = await commonSetup(t);
+  const { publicFacet } = await coreEval(t, { ...bootstrap, bld: ist });
+
+  t.log('make an ICA account');
+  const account = await E(publicFacet).makeAccount();
+  t.truthy(account, 'account is returned');
+  const address = await E(account).getAddress();
+  // XXX address.address is weird
+  //   t.regex(address.address, /agoric1/);
+  t.like(address, { chainId: 'FIXME', addressEncoding: 'bech32' });
+
+  t.log('deposit 100 bld to account');
+  await E(account).deposit(await utils.pourPayment(ist.units(100)));
+
+  await t.throwsAsync(E(account).getBalances(), {
+    message: 'not yet implemented',
+  });
+});