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+describe('AddEmailAddress', () => {
+  it.todo('throws AuthorizationError')
+  describe('authenticated', () => {
+    it.todo('creates a new unverified `EmailAddress` node')
+    it.todo('connects EmailAddress to the authenticated user')
+
+    describe('even if an unverified `EmailAddress` already exists with that email', () =>{
+      it.todo('creates a new unverified `EmailAddress` node')
+    })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('VerifyEmailAddress', () => {
+  it.todo('throws AuthorizationError')
+  describe('authenticated', () => {
+    describe('if no unverified `EmailAddress` node exists', () => {
+      it.todo('throws UserInputError')
+    })
+
+    describe('given invalid nonce', () => {
+      it.todo('throws UserInputError')
+    })
+
+    describe('given valid nonce for unverified `EmailAddress` node', () => {
+      describe('but the address does not belong to the authenticated user', () => {
+        it.todo('throws UserInputError')
+      })
+
+      describe('and the `EmailAddress` belongs to the authenticated user', () => {
+        it.todo('verifies the `EmailAddress`')
+        it.todo('connects the new `EmailAddress` as PRIMARY')
+        it.todo('removes previous PRIMARY relationship')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})