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Unhappy echo omits slash - how to avoid

Hi,

I have a file which contains as follows,

a.tmp
Test \13\
Hello

When i read the file and print the ouput using echo, "\" is not coming. How to avoid it.

here goes the script
a.sh
-----
while read line
do
echo $line
done < a.tmp

Output is:
Test 13
Hello

I need "\" to appear in the output.

Any ideas, please help.

Thanks,
Om
 

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