--- /RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:07.758036413 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:07.758036413 +0200
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         sBuf.append(str.charAt(0));
 
         char last, current;
-        last = '*';
+last ;
 
         for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
 
