Ugh. Doing so little with so much.

gistfile1.java

public final static String PERCENTAGE_TAGS = "%%";
public final static String OPEN_FLOWER_BRACKET = "{";
public final static String CLOSE_FLOWER_BRACKET = "}";

private static String replaceFlowerBrackets(String strQry) throws Exception {  
      strQry = strQry.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(OPEN_FLOWER_BRACKET), PERCENTAGE_TAGS);
      strQry = strQry.replaceAll(Pattern.quote(CLOSE_FLOWER_BRACKET), PERCENTAGE_TAGS);  
      return strQry;
  }