Expanding on Bob's approach, you should be able to see why I disagree:
http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/auth/alphabet.html
Why do you think an alphabet shouldn't be considered tabular data?
What you are showing here is a perfect case for an ordered list.
Matt Heerema
www.directsteps.com
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