Hey I have had the same problem with ASCIIbetical. It is a strange and unlogical method of sorting. The answer to this is to look at Learning Perl by O'REILLY, Chapter 15.  Strings and Sorting. In chapter 15 it will tell you EXACTLY how to change the default to any kind of sorting method you want, even a custom method!

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