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    \$\begingroup\$ You can use octal codes to write "something" as "\163\157\155\145\164\150\151\156\147" etc. eliminating the need for decode. The intended solution has a very similar approach. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 27, 2020 at 15:18
  • \$\begingroup\$ Ah, thanks for the tip. Nice intended solution! Good to know I wasn't too far off, though. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Jul 27, 2020 at 23:10