Nroff doesn't print back-slashes

[George Sicherman]

[Man was not meant to tamper with the unknown.]

Displays get diverted, so backslashes go through "copy mode."

Crude fix:  use \\\\ instead of \\.
Sharp fix:  use \e.
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Col. G. L. Sicherman
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