Spaces in a file path

I'm not sure what to put in place of spaces in a file location. This is what I have:
do shell script "open /Users/rileylloyd/Adobe CS6 Master Collection/Adobe Photoshop CS6.app"
And this is the error I get:
The files /Users/rileylloyd/Adobe, /CS6, /Master, /Collection/Adobe, /Photoshop, and /CS6.app do not exist.
I know usually it is %20, but I tried, it didnt work. Whats apple special version this time?

You could also use the string property quoted form of like
do shell script "open " & quoted form of "/Users/rileylloyd/Adobe CS6 Master Collection/Adobe Photoshop CS6.app"
While in this case adding the quotes isn't to difficult in more complicated constructs it can be tricky escaping just the right things.

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