Okay I figured it out. You save it as a txt file alright... and then you select the the dot for "other encoding."
I thought that it wouldn't be in there, but sure enough, there is a setting, "Unicode (UTF-8)"
That solved the problem right on the spot. Also, I'm glad that Weasyl lets me upload badass pictures to go with the stories.
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oh :o that explains why mine never uploaded