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  • There is no guarantee that rows will be returned in any particular unless ORDER BY is specified.

    There is also no guarantee that rows will be inserted in a particular order, even if the inserts are sourced as SELECT...ORDER BY...

    http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/sqlandthelike/archive/2010/06/27/sql-101-without-order-by-order-is-not-guaranteed.aspx

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