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> From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
> Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 23:13:19 +1100
> 
> -- C
> 
> 1. goto to last *Help* buffer (= C-h b)
> 2. C-u C-x = ,apply to \200 eight-bit
> 3. C-x h ,highlight all
> 4. M-w ,copy highlight region
> 5. C-y ,paste to *scratch* buffer is FAILS
>    (it seems to be a one-off issue, the penultimate copy-and-paste operation occurs)

What exactly does "FAILS" mean here?  I may be blind, but this last
C-y does work for me, it pastes a second copy of the \200 description
into *scratch*.