This quick and dirty encryption/decryption function takes whatever string you pass it, assigns it to a byte array, Xor's each byte by a constant, then returns the string. The offsetting done on every other character adds just a little to the confusion. Passing a string through the function once encrypts it; passing it through a second time decrypts it.
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