# File lib/bluecloth.rb, line 435
        def encode_backslash_escapes( str )
                # Make a copy with any double-escaped backslashes encoded
                text = str.gsub( /\\\\/, EscapeTable['\\'][:md5] )

                EscapeTable.each_pair {|char, esc|
                        next if char == '\\'
                        text.gsub!( esc[:re], esc[:md5] )
                }

                return text
        end