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From: paul@vcvax1.UUCP (paul)
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Subject: Re: An oldie and a newie.
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Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 13:11:36 EST
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> So, how do you get
> "\n"s into an [nt]roff document without them being interpreted?

The way to get a `\' in the output is to use a `\e' in the input.
So use `\en' to get `\n'.