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+TEST ///
+-- we know this construction works
+V = Batyrev({1,1,1,1,1}, {}, {0})
+assert(isWellDefined V)
+assert(isSmooth V)
+assert(isProjective V)
+assert(rank picardGroup V == 3)
+///
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