Devendra Thakur

Devendra Kumar Thakur has a Master's Degree in Computer Applications from Jabalpur Engineering College, and has worked as a Lead Consultant with companies such as Siemens, Accenture, and his current employer, ITC. The majority of his experience is with SQL Server, SSRS, and Crystal report as a developer, however he is now trying to learn SSAS.
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Multiple Escape Characters

In SQL Server 2025, I run this code (in a database with the appropriate collation): 

SELECT UNISTR('%*3041%*308A%*304C%*3068 and good night', '%*') AS 'A Classic';
What is returned?

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