--- /RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:08.598036385 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:08.602036386 +0200
@@ -172,8 +172,9 @@
             if (current == last) {
                 continue;
             } else if (current != 0) {
-                sBuf.append(current);
-            }
+ 
+sBuf.append(current); 
+ 
 
             last = current;
 
