For those of you following this exciting thread, here's the final
answer:
The specification '-k1.4' does not mean what I thought.
I though it meant
'the fourth character of the first field'
what it really means is
'the fourth character after the start of the first field. A
character that might well be in the second or third field'.
Mystery solved.
many thanks to all those who provided insight,
adj
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