Extra Semicolons Appearing When Using `lookup in pairs` with CSV

Hi, I use a comma-delimited CSV to decode binary sequences into characters via lookup in pairs. It worked fine, but after modifying the CSV (a change I've done many times), the output now shows extra semicolons: e.g., instead of "hello" I get "h;;;e;;;l;;;l;;;o". The characters are correct and are not repeated, but each is followed by ;;;. We suspect the mistake is one semicolon but it's done three times due to a loop after the lookup, but not sure why it started now. Any ideas?

If necessary, i can upload the code but it's supposed to be related to something related to how MIT APP inventor uses this function in the CSV

Show example data in csv, and how you are handling the csv in your blocks.

Show us your blocks, attempts, results etc etc as a screenshot to help you better

As @TIMAI2 has already asked for, please post your relevant blocks, but also the "real" csv file because sometimes excel embeds unprintable characters into the csv files, and you can see them only with a Hex file editor (like Notepad++).