I have a script that massages some text, then puts it into a number 
of different files with various headers and footers.

Simplfied example:

set page1 to theName & retutrn & theAddress & theText & page1Footer

set page 2 to otherName & myEmail & theText & page2Footer

So most of these work fine, but one out of the whole script creates a 
file apparently written in Unicode.  Scrolling through it with an 
arrow key requires two jumps per character, pasting into Word 
produces organized gibberish, and pasting onto a web page results in 
only the first character appearing.

What is it about that one page...?  Or more to the point, when does 
Applescript automatically turn text into Unicode?
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Bill Steele
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