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<?php function jsonRemoveUnicodeSequences($struct) { return preg_replace("/\\\\u([a-f0-9]{4})/e", "iconv('UCS-4LE','UTF-8',pack('V', hexdec('U$1')))", json_encode($struct)); } echo jsonRemoveUnicodeSequences("http\u00253A\u00252F\u00252Fwww.splicecommunity.com\u00252Fmedia\u00252F5735709\u00252Fadbne_hero-1.jpg");

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