The output you're seeing is what one would see if the pipe symbol were to be quoted.
Seeing the entire script and knowing exactly how it's invoked (especially the value of $0) would be helpful. Also, further details of the environment may help. Which sh exactly is being used, for starters.
A shot in the dark (although I don't see how it could be the cause, it's good practice): try double-quoting $0.
Regards,
Alister
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Some light may be shed on the problem if you enable tracing at the top of the script (or at least before the problematic section is entered). set -x enables tracing, set +x disables it.
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