private String unescape(final String s) {
        if (s.indexOf('\\') >= 0) {
            final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            for (int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++) {
                final char ch = s.charAt(i);
                if (ch == '\\' && i < s.length() - 1) {
                    i++;
                    sb.append(s.charAt(i));
                } else {
                    sb.append(ch);