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diff --git a/libview/ev-view.c b/libview/ev-view.c
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index 74b2781..085c9e3 100644
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--- a/libview/ev-view.c
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+++ b/libview/ev-view.c
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@@ -6342,20 +6342,22 @@ merge_selection_region (EvView *view,
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 					region = NULL;
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 				} else {
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 					gint num_rectangles = cairo_region_num_rectangles (region);
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-					GdkRectangle r;
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+					GdkRectangle r1, r2;
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 					/* We need to make the damage region a little bigger
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 					 * because the edges of the old selection might change
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 					 */
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-					cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, 0, &r);
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-					r.x -= 5;
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-					r.width = 5;
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-					cairo_region_union_rectangle (region, &r);
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-
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-					cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, num_rectangles - 1, &r);
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-					r.x += r.width;
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-					r.width = 5;
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-					cairo_region_union_rectangle (region, &r);
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+					cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, 0, &r1;;
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+					cairo_region_get_rectangle (region, num_rectangles - 1, &r2;;
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+
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+					r1.x -= 5;
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+					r1.width = 5;
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+
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+					r2.x += r2.width;
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+					r2.width = 5;
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+
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+					cairo_region_union_rectangle (region, &r1;;
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+					cairo_region_union_rectangle (region, &r2;;
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 				}
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 			} else if (old_sel->covered_region) {
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 				region = cairo_region_copy (old_sel->covered_region);