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# ansible-playbook -vv samples/test_blocks_of_blocks.yml 
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
1 plays in samples/test_blocks_of_blocks.yml

PLAY ***************************************************************************

TASK [debug msg=are we there yet?] *********************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "are we there yet?"
}

TASK [debug msg=a random always block] *****************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "a random always block"
}

TASK [fail] ********************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "Failed as requested from task"}

TASK [debug msg=rescuing from the fail] ****************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "rescuing from the fail"
}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1   


# ansible-playbook -vv samples/test_blocks_of_blocks.yml -e skip_me=True
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
1 plays in samples/test_blocks_of_blocks.yml

PLAY ***************************************************************************

TASK [debug msg=are we there yet?] *********************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "are we there yet?"
}

TASK [debug msg=a random always block] *****************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "a random always block"
}

TASK [fail] ********************************************************************
skipping: [localhost] => {"changed": false, "skip_reason": "Conditional check failed", "skipped": true}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0