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Read a percent-encoded search term

Inspect the actual text stored in an encoded search parameter.

Set up the example

Decode the sample pens%20%26%20paper as a single URL component.

Check the result

The readable term should be pens & paper. Keep the ampersand as data if you later rebuild the URL.

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