diff --git a/tests/import_export/netCDF/data/simple_xy.cdl b/tests/import_export/netCDF/data/simple_xy.cdl
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+netcdf simple_xy {
+dimensions:
+//	x = 6 ;
+	x = unlimited ;
+	y = 12 ;
+variables:
+	int data(x, y) ;
+data:
+
+ data =
+  0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,
+  12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
+  24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,
+  36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,
+  48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59,
+  60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 ;
+}
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