fix node decoding bug; thanks zzebastien; fixes #16919; !strict

git-svn-id: http://svn.dojotoolkit.org/src/util/trunk@31266 560b804f-0ae3-0310-86f3-f6aa0a117693
remove debugging cruft improperly committed in [31266]; refs #16919; !strict

git-svn-id: http://svn.dojotoolkit.org/src/util/trunk@31267 560b804f-0ae3-0310-86f3-f6aa0a117693