Also, the digital-only pins (port B) have a Schmitt Trigger input, while th=
e
analog-configurable ones (port A pins labelled "AN--") do not.  This could
make a difference with a RMW problem even if the accesses were identical.

Happily, in this case, it was a more clear-cut cause.
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