Index: src/orca/Gecko.py
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--- src/orca/Gecko.py	(revision 2278)
+++ src/orca/Gecko.py	(working copy)
@@ -2701,6 +2701,11 @@
         Returns True if a and b are on the same line.
         """
 
+        # If a and b are identical, they ARE the same line.
+        #
+        if a == b:
+            return True
+
         # For now, we'll just take a look at the bottom of the area.
         # The code after this takes the whole extents into account,
         # but that logic has issues in the case where we have
