```python
def span_letters(span: str) -> str:
    if len(span) != 3 or span[1] != "-":
        return span
    start = ord(span[0])
    end = ord(span[2])
    if start > end:
        return span
    out = "".join(chr(code) for code in range(start, end + 1))
    return out
```