Ah, but improperly escaping the ampersand meant that it was essentially an unescaped ampersand, and it still displayed as an ampersand, which was what surprised me. So I'm guessing that I only need to escape them when they precede something which could be a valid &-code.
(Urk. Experiments: "this&that" "foo & bar" In a moment I'll find out whether those display the way I wrote them.)
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(Urk. Experiments: "this&that" "foo & bar" In a moment I'll find out whether those display the way I wrote them.)