Index: src/orca/Gecko.py
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--- src/orca/Gecko.py	(revision 3616)
+++ src/orca/Gecko.py	(working copy)
@@ -7578,7 +7578,7 @@
                         obj = child
                     else:
                         [line, start, end] = \
-                               text.getTextAfterOffset(offset, boundary)
+                               text.getTextAfterOffset(start + 1, boundary)
         if text:
             offset = start
         else:
