Fixed bug #1459029 - unicode reprs were double-escaped.
Backed out an old patch from 2000.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6a316cc..e85fef1 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 Core and builtins
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+- Fixed bug #1459029 - unicode reprs were double-escaped.
+
 - Patch #1396919: The system scope threads are reenabled on FreeBSD
   5.4 and later versions.