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+describe('The admin nav link', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:seed')
+    })
+    afterEach(() => {
+        cy.exec('npm run db:wipe')
+    })
+
+    describe('when logged in as an admin', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            cy.loginAsAdmin()
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the home page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the today page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/today')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('shows the admin link on the user texts page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/texts')
+            cy.get('#admin-link')
+                .should('be.visible')
+                .and('have.attr', 'href', '/admin')
+        })
+
+        it('navigates to the admin page when clicked', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').click()
+            cy.url().should('include', '/admin')
+            cy.get('h1').should('contain', 'Admin')
+        })
+    })
+
+    describe('when logged in as a regular user', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            cy.loginAsUser()
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the home page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/home')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the today page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/today')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on the user texts page', () => {
+            cy.visit('/texts')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+
+        it('does not show the admin link on a user text page', () => {
+            cy.intercept('GET', '/api/texts/0').as('getText')
+            cy.visit('/texts/0')
+            cy.wait('@getText')
+            cy.get('#admin-link').should('not.be.visible')
+        })
+    })
+})