def de_escape_string(*items)->list:
    """
    Removes escape symbols from strings.

    :param items: strings that have to be de-escaped
    :return list: list of unescaped strings
    """
    new_items = []
    for item in items:
        item_list = list(item)
        new_string = ''
        while item_list:
            char = item_list.pop(0)
            if char == '\\':
                new_string += item_list.pop(0)
            else:
                new_string += char
        new_items.append(new_string)
    return new_items