diff --git a/library/coverage/fixtures/start_coverage.rb b/library/coverage/fixtures/start_coverage.rb
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+2 + 2
+Coverage.start
+1 + 1
diff --git a/library/coverage/peek_result_spec.rb b/library/coverage/peek_result_spec.rb
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+++ b/library/coverage/peek_result_spec.rb
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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'coverage'
+
+describe 'Coverage.peek_result' do
+  it 'needs to be reviewed for spec completeness'
+end
diff --git a/library/coverage/result_spec.rb b/library/coverage/result_spec.rb
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+++ b/library/coverage/result_spec.rb
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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'coverage'
+
+describe 'Coverage.result' do
+  before :all do
+    @config_file = fixture __FILE__, 'start_coverage.rb'
+  end
+
+  after :each do
+    $LOADED_FEATURES.delete(@config_file)
+  end
+
+  it 'gives the covered files as a hash with arrays' do
+    Coverage.start
+    require @config_file.chomp('.rb')
+    result = Coverage.result
+
+    result.should == { @config_file => [1, 1, 1] }
+  end
+
+  it 'should list coverage for the required file starting coverage' do
+    require @config_file.chomp('.rb')
+    result = Coverage.result
+
+    result.should == { @config_file => [] }
+  end
+
+  it 'should list coverage for the loaded file starting coverage' do
+    load @config_file
+    result = Coverage.result
+
+    result.should == { @config_file => [] }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/library/coverage/start_spec.rb b/library/coverage/start_spec.rb
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+++ b/library/coverage/start_spec.rb
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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require 'coverage'
+
+describe 'Coverage.start' do
+  it 'needs to be reviewed for spec completeness'
+end