>>0x4861707079204E657720596561722C2045766572796F6E6521
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>Clear as mud, Naomi ;-) Is there anything you want to share with the rest of us?
Try
select CAST(0x4861707079204E657720596561722C2065766572796F6E6521 as varchar(25))
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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