diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/python/escape.py b/dotfiles/lib/python/escape.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+
+
+def escape(string):
+    print repr(string)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    escape(sys.stdin.read())