Well, first of all, you have "/" in the text body; you don't have "\" there.
And the script as written (with the slash), works properly.
Secondly, "\" (a backslash) is a special character; it is used to impart a feature to the following character. For instance, if you want to have a quotation mark (") within the text, you need to preface it with the slash. For another instance, as in your text, if it is followed by the letter "n", both are replaced by a new-line. Similarly, followed by an "r" results in a carriage return. And a "t" results in a tab. And finally, followed by itself results in a single "\" in any output (like a dialog).
If it is followed by any character not defined as a token to follow it, compiling results in an error.
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