Text File Import Moves Column to the Right?

ransomedbyfire

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I am importing two columns of data from two different text files. The data I'm importing into column 1 works just fine with this code:
Code:
    With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
        "TEXT;" & TempFolder & "\File1.CSV", Destination:=Sheet1.Cells(13, 1))
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
    End With

But when I try to do something very similar in column L, the data gets written into column L, but the current contents of cells L1-L12 get moved to M1-M12. Here is the part of the code that is giving me trouble.
Code:
    With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
        "TEXT;" & TempFolder & "\File2.CSV", Destination:=Range("L13"))
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
    End With

What can I do to get the data in cells L1-L12 to stay put when I run this code?

Thanks!
 

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