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`AnimationGroup` with an introducer doesn't work when the mobject is already in the scene

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Description

Consider the following scene:

```python
class Test(Scene):
def construct(self):
a = MathTex("a")
self.add(a)
self.play(AnimationGroup(Write(a)))
self.wait()
```

When run, instead of writing "a" like I would expect, the `Write` doesn't happen at all and the screen is blank for the first second. Making it not in an `AnimationGroup` fixes it, manually setting `introducer` to False fixes it, and removing `self.add(a)` fixes it.

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Research direction

Start by running the provided Scene reproducer and compare AnimationGroup(Write(a)) with the working cases that omit the group, omit self.add(a), or set introducer to False. Trace how AnimationGroup handles an introducer when its mobject is already in the scene; done when the grouped Write visibly animates the existing mobject.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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