diff --git a/paige/translate.py b/paige/translate.py
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+import os
+import yaml
+
+def process_data(filename, data):
+    pass
+
+def process_file(filename):
+    with open(filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        data = yaml.safe_load(file)
+    if not isinstance(data, dict):
+        raise ValueError(f"{filename} must be an object")
+    process_data(filename, data)
+    sorted_keys = sorted(data.keys())
+    sorted_data = {key: data[key] for key in sorted_keys}
+    sorted_yaml = yaml.dump(
+        sorted_data,
+        allow_unicode=True,
+        default_flow_style=False,
+        sort_keys=False,
+    )
+    with open(filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        file.write(sorted_yaml)
+
+def process_files():
+    for filename in os.listdir():
+        if filename.endswith('.yaml'):
+            process_file(filename)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    process_files()