gcc bug adds ^q to 12 character words

[Tom Bradley]

Attached is a simple tree I am trying to code but fails on ONLY 12 character 
words. I compiled with gcc 3.3.1 under suse9.0 and all the 12 character words 
have a ^Q added. It only adds the "^Q" when looking up the word, inside the 
find function. I check the node after inserting, in the add function,  and it 
is fine. On 3.3 under suse 8.2 it works just fine. On gcc 3.2.3 on debian it 
fails. All three systems were different kernels and computers.

I have tried different word files as well as different hash functions with 
same results.

Has anyone seen this before?

Tom Bradley