alias makestars {
var %text = $replacecs($1-,*,$cr,$chr(32),$lf,a,*a,b,*b,c,*c,d,*d,e,*e,f,*f,g,*g,h,*h,i,*i,j,*j,k,*k,l,*l,m,*m,n,*n,o,*o,p,*p,q,*q,r,*r,s,*s,t,*t,u,*u,v,*v,w,*w,x,*x,y,*y,z,*z)
var %i = 1
while ($pos(%text,*,%i)) {
var %text = $+($left(%text,$calc($v1)),$mid(%text,$calc($v1 + 2)))
inc %i
if ($pos(%text,*,%i)) {
var %text = $+($left(%text,$calc($v1 - 1)),$mid(%text,$calc($v1 + 1)))
}
}
return $replace(%text,$cr,*,$lf,$chr(32))
}