Gz make contigs error

mothur > make.contigs(file=stability.files)
When I use with gz type fastq, it happens

Using 16 processors.

Processing file pair SRR28485495_1.fastq.gz - SRR28485495_2.fastq.gz (files 1 of 13) <<<<<
Making contigs…
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[WARNING]: readingp▒▒fSRR28485495_2.fastq▒▒ے▒8▒▒ expected a name with @ as a leading character, ignoring read.
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Why did it happen?

It looks like you have some read mismatches between the paired fastq files, or mothur is not reading the gz file correctly. Could you send the SRR28485495_1.fastq.gz and SRR28485495_2.fastq.gz files to mothur.westcott@gmail.com so I can troubleshoot the issue for you?

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