Index: wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
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--- wp-includes/functions-formatting.php	(revision 2609)
+++ wp-includes/functions-formatting.php	(working copy)
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@
 			'£' => '£',
 			'¤' => '¤',
 			'¥' => '¥',
-			'|' => '¦',
+			'|' => '|',
 			'¦' => '¦',
 			'&brkbar;' => '¦',
 			'§' => '§',