As always the answer, and levity, were only moments away....
This fixes the problem, and prevents recurrance when I edit the object
file again (this time on purpose). Odd that a tab should have an 
effect since the leading spaces are spaces and not a tab char...
I'll have to look deeper into this, some other time.
Thanks all.
> 
> My only suggestion is what works for me:
> 
> Try entering on the command line:
> # stty tab3
> 
> Don't ask me why, but it's worked for me for years.
> 
> Michael Watson, 
> *=*=*=*=*=*=*=*
> 
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