xcowsayrc spam an error "Illegal characters" to console.

[ccgfok]

As title say, when created the xcowsayrc file its shows an error:
xcowsayrc: line 1: Illegal character: �
But is was able to run xcowsay commands.
xcowsayrc.zip

[nickg]

Thanks for reporting the bug. However I cannot reproduce on the current master branch. Which version are you using? It's possible it was fixed by 666ad99 (which isn't in any released version yet).