static S quoteBorderless_less(O o) {
  if (o == null) return "null";
  ret quoteBorderless_less(str(o));
}

static S quoteBorderless_less(S s) {
  if (s == null) return "null";
  StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder((int) (l(s)*1.5));
  quoteBorderless_less_impl(s, out);
  ret out.toString();
}
  
static void quoteBorderless_less_impl(S s, StringBuilder out) {
  int l = s.length();
  for (int i = 0; i < l; i++) {
    char c = s.charAt(i);
    if (c == '\\')
      out.append('\\').append(c);
    else if (c == '\r')
      out.append("\\r");
    else if (c == '\n')
      out.append("\\n");
    else
      out.append(c);
  }
}

Began life as a copy of #1012823