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		var fr fileReader
		switch maker := v.maker.(type) {
		case makeReg:
			r := testNonEmptyReader{strings.NewReader(maker.str)}
			fr = &regFileReader{r, maker.size}
		case makeSparse:
			if !validateSparseEntries(maker.spd, maker.size) {
				t.Fatalf("invalid sparse map: %v", maker.spd)
			}
			sph := invertSparseEntries(maker.spd, maker.size)
			r := testNonEmptyReader{strings.NewReader(maker.makeReg.str)}

		var fw fileWriter
		switch maker := v.maker.(type) {
		case makeReg:
			fw = &regFileWriter{w, maker.size}
			wantStr = maker.wantStr
		case makeSparse:
			if !validateSparseEntries(maker.sph, maker.size) {
				t.Fatalf("invalid sparse map: %v", maker.sph)
			}
			spd := invertSparseEntries(maker.sph, maker.size)
			fw = &regFileWriter{w, maker.makeReg.size}
			fw = &sparseFileWriter{fw, spd, 0}

// If the offset is non-sensible, then this uses an offset of zero.
func timeZone(offset time.Duration) *time.Location {
	const (
		minOffset   = -12 * time.Hour  // E.g., Baker island at -12:00
		maxOffset   = +14 * time.Hour  // E.g., Line island at +14:00
		offsetAlias = 15 * time.Minute // E.g., Nepal at +5:45
	)
	offset = offset.Round(offsetAlias)