C=#C=`q0`q0`q0`q0`q0` – Odd Characters After Exiting VIM

After exiting VIM and receiving a slight delay before getting back to the screen from vim (likely due to packet loss on the current network), I found a strange set of characters pre-filled in the command line.

C=#C=`q0`q0`q0`q0`q0`

Checking my history didn’t show any executed commands and I didn’t type anything between exiting vim with “[esc]:x”. Curious. Anyone else see this set of characters? Could it be part of a packet from some connection re-negotiation or something that was re-sent but misinterpreted outside of vim?

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