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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# prints JSON-usable japanese
+# example: $ ./jsonjp.py モクロー
+# output: "\u30e2\u30af\u30ed\u30fc"
+import json
+import sys
+print(json.dumps(sys.argv[1]))
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