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+platform: linux
+
+image_resource:
+  type: mock
+  source: { mirror_self: true }
+
+params:
+  ECHO_ME: "default text to echo from task config file"
+
+run:
+  path: echo
+  args: ["Echo var: ${ECHO_ME}"]