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Need to fix "Illegal byte sequence" when cloning https://github.com/jpluimers/Conferences.git

Terminal output:

jeroenp@Jeroens-MBP-M1 git % git clone https://github.com/jpluimers/Conferences.git
Cloning into 'Conferences'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 1089, done.
remote: Total 1089 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 1089 (from 1)
Receiving objects: 100% (1089/1089), 62.85 MiB | 10.67 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (277/277), done.
error: unable to create file 2013/20130907-RAD-Studio-In-Action-PasCon-Leiden-Netherlands/A successful Git branching model ? nvie.com.url: Illegal byte sequence
error: unable to create file 2013/20130907-RAD-Studio-In-Action-PasCon-Leiden-Netherlands/Some notes and links on DVCS (dynamic version control systems) ? The Wiert Corner ? irregular stream of stuff.pdf: Illegal byte sequence
fatal: cannot create directory at '2013/20131104-EKON-17-Day-1-K?ln-Germany': Illegal byte sequence
warning: Clone succeeded, but checkout failed.
You can inspect what was checked out with 'git status'
and retry with 'git restore --source=HEAD :/'

jeroenp@Jeroens-MBP-M1 git % 

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