i have a data set tab separated like this:
A B C D 1 aaa 1 2 1 aaa 3 4 1 aaa 5 6 1 bbb 7 8 1 ccc 9 1 1 ccc 2 3 1 ffffd 4 5 1 ffffd 6 7 1 ffffd 8 9 1 ffffd 1