Strange Problem with Address Cards

Okay, I am going to try to explain this ...
I was trying to make some changes to a couple of the cards in my address book (4.1.2) I was going to delete one. I am sure I hit some keys accidentally as I was deleting one of the cards.
Now, when I highlight that card, "TIM" (in the middle of my list of addys, it highlights the very first name card in my address book. If I try to delete the card "TIM", it deletes the very first card in the address book, which isn't "TIM". In otherwords, this one card seems to have replicated itself to all other cards, no matter what the names are on the other cards.
Okay, now that you are all laughing and scratching your heads all at the same time ... if anyone can figure out what the devil I have done, I would appreciate some suggestions to get rid of "TIM" without having to delete the entire address book!!!
I wish I could explain this better! Believe me, I have searched, I have tried various things ... I GIVE UP!
Thanks for any help!!
---job

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