sed: linewraps and / and * characters

[Rob Cunningham]

Here`s what I'm trying to do:

convert input that looks like this:

/* 
	Some Text Here
*/
8888.999

/****
...

To input that looks like this
/* 
	Some Text Here
*/
4.3

/****


	I know sed should be able to do this, but I can't figure out

		1. How to do carriage returns (\n doesn't work as I'd expect).
	and 	2. How to match characters like / and *


	Can a sed guru show me the light?


		Thanks,
			-Rob

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