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COMMENT.md 
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834')
3
> Buffer.byteLength('\uDF06')
3
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834 \uDF06')
7
// as surrogate pair
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834\uDF06')
4

> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834', 'ucs2')
2
> Buffer.byteLength('\uDF06', 'ucs2')
2
// this one uses the space char, \u0020 in a surrogate pair
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834 \uDF06', 'ucs2')
6
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834\u0020\uDF06', 'ucs2')
6
// as surrogate pair
> Buffer.byteLength('\uD834\uDF06', 'ucs2')
4

> Buffer.byteLength('𝌆')
4
> Buffer.byteLength('𝌆', 'ucs2')
4

// this one has different code points, based on encoding
// \u20AC may be used instead of €
> Buffer.byteLength('€')
3
> Buffer.byteLength('€', 'ucs2')
2
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