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 ###### Does it display the right graphical representation in ASCII as above?
 
-##### Try passing `"hello There 1 to 2!"` as an argument.
+##### Try passing `"hello There 1 to 2\!"` as an argument.
 
 ```
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 ###### Does it display the right graphical representation in ASCII as above?
 
-##### Try passing `"\!\" #$%&'()*+,-./"` as an argument.
+##### Try passing `"\\!\" #$%&'()*+,-./"` as an argument.
 
 ```
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