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If it works, leave it. But ....

The argument for it being "backwards" is valid. The belt from crankshaft to water pump to alternator has a small contact patch and tight radius at the alternator. That small contact patch & tight radius is then duplicated on the second belt to drive the power steering pump. This would be more likely to slip at the alternator when demand was placed on the power steering pump. If the belts were changed to run from crankshaft to water pump to power steering pump and then power steering pump to alternator the large pulley on the power steering pump would be much less likely to slip while the total load on the alternator pulley would go way down.