def xml_decode(string):
string = string.replace("<STR_LIT>", "<STR_LIT:&>")<EOL>string = string.replace("<STR_LIT>",  "<STR_LIT:<>")<EOL>string = string.replace("<STR_LIT>",  "<STR_LIT:>>")<EOL>string = string.replace("<STR_LIT>","<STR_LIT>")<EOL>string = string.replace("<STR_LIT:/>", SLASH)<EOL>return string<EOL>
Returns the string with special characters decoded.