diff --git a/src/RulesProcessor.cls b/src/RulesProcessor.cls
index 8e7b098..cf7eb12 100644
--- a/src/RulesProcessor.cls
+++ b/src/RulesProcessor.cls
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = False
 Attribute VB_Exposed = False
 Option Explicit
 
-Private Const SYMBOL_QUOTE$ = "„”“«»"""
-Private Const SYMBOL_LETTER$ = "a-zA-Zà-ÿÀ-߸¨"
-Private Const SYMBOL_DIGIT$ = "0-9"
+Private SYMBOL_QUOTE$
+Private SYMBOL_LETTER$
+Private SYMBOL_DIGIT$
 
-Private Const MASK_LETTER$ = "[" & SYMBOL_LETTER & "]"
-Private Const MASK_DIGIT$ = "[" & SYMBOL_DIGIT & "]"
-Private Const MASK_ALPHANUM = "[" & SYMBOL_LETTER & SYMBOL_DIGIT & "]"
-Private Const MASK_ROMAN_DIGIT$ = "[ivxlcdmIVXLCDM]"
+Private MASK_LETTER$
+Private MASK_DIGIT$
+Private MASK_ALPHANUM
+Private MASK_ROMAN_DIGIT$
 
-Private Const MASK_QUOTE$ = "[" & SYMBOL_QUOTE & "]"
+Private MASK_QUOTE$
 
 Private Const NEW_PARAGRAPH = -1
 
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ Public errors_ As Long
 Public fixes_ As Long
 
 Private Sub Class_Initialize()
+  SYMBOL_QUOTE$ = ChrW(8222) & ChrW(8221) & ChrW(171) & ChrW(187) & """"
+  SYMBOL_LETTER$ = "a-zA-Z" & ChrW(1072) & "-" & ChrW(1103) & ChrW(1040) & "-" & ChrW(1071) & ChrW(1105) & ChrW(1025)
+  SYMBOL_DIGIT$ = "0-9"
+
+  MASK_LETTER$ = "[" & SYMBOL_LETTER & "]"
+  MASK_DIGIT$ = "[" & SYMBOL_DIGIT & "]"
+  MASK_ALPHANUM = "[" & SYMBOL_LETTER & SYMBOL_DIGIT & "]"
+  MASK_ROMAN_DIGIT$ = "[ivxlcdmIVXLCDM]"
+
+  MASK_QUOTE$ = "[" & SYMBOL_QUOTE & "]"
+
   Call ResetCounters
 End Sub