diff --git a/automation/demos/10-furigana.ass b/automation/demos/10-furigana.ass
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e349191e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automation/demos/10-furigana.ass
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[Script Info]
+; Script generated by Aegisub
+; http://www.aegisub.net
+Title: Default Aegisub file
+ScriptType: v4.00+
+PlayResX: 704
+PlayResY: 480
+Last Style Storage: Default
+Video Aspect Ratio: 0
+Video Zoom: 6
+Video Position: 0
+Automation Scripts: 10-furigana.lua|E:\Anime Projekter\Binchou-tan\op\binchou-fx.lua
+Export Encoding: UTF-8
+Export filters: Automation: Binchou-tan OP
+WrapStyle: 0
+
+[V4+ Styles]
+Format: Name, Fontname, Fontsize, PrimaryColour, SecondaryColour, OutlineColour, BackColour, Bold, Italic, Underline, StrikeOut, ScaleX, ScaleY, Spacing, Angle, BorderStyle, Outline, Shadow, Alignment, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Encoding
+Style: Default,MS Gothic,36,&H00FFFFFF,&H0000FFFF,&H00000000,&H00000000,0,0,0,0,100,100,0.00,0.00,1,2.00,2.00,2,10,10,30,0
+
+[Events]
+Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
+Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\k20}意|い{\k5}味|み{\k7}の{\k14}な{\k6}い{\k30}test|テスト{\k2}を{\k14}魂|た{\k12}#|ま{\k4}#|し{\k8}#|い{\k10}に{\k4}頂|ちょ{\k5}#|う{\k18}戴|だ{\k14}#|い
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/automation/demos/10-furigana.lua b/automation/demos/10-furigana.lua
index 366014518..d74437877 100644
--- a/automation/demos/10-furigana.lua
+++ b/automation/demos/10-furigana.lua
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function do_syllable(meta, styles, config, line, syl)
 	end
 	-- Place the main text
 	local l = result.add()
-	l.text = string.format("{\\an8\\pos(%d,%d)\\k%d\\kf%d}%s", line.centerleft+syl.center, line.height*1.5, syl.start_time/10, syl.duration, syl.text)
+	l.text = string.format("{\\an8\\pos(%d,%d)\\k%d\\kf%d}%s", line.centerleft+syl.center, line.height*1.5, syl.start_time/10, syl.duration, syl.text_stripped)
 	l.layer = 5
 	-- Perform the highlights
 	for i = 0, syl.highlights.n-1 do
diff --git a/automation/include/karaskel-base.lua b/automation/include/karaskel-base.lua
index 9645c59dc..c225c3897 100644
--- a/automation/include/karaskel-base.lua
+++ b/automation/include/karaskel-base.lua
@@ -288,8 +288,11 @@ function karaskel.process_lines(meta, styles, lines, config)
 		karaskel.trace("skel_process_lines:3:"..i)
 		aegisub.report_progress(50+i/lines.n*50)
 		if (lines[i].kind == "dialogue" or lines[i].kind == "comment") and lines[i].style == karaskel.ool_fx_style then
+			karaskel.trace("skel_process_lines: parsing ool fx: " .. lines[i].text)
 			local fx = {}
-			fx.head, fx.tail = string.headtail(lines[i])
+			fx.head, fx.tail = string.headtail(lines[i].text)
+			karaskel.trace("--- head: '" .. fx.head .. "'")
+			karaskel.trace("--- tail: '" .. fx.tail .. "'")
 			fx.line = lines[i]
 			fx.start_time, fx.end_time = fx.line.start_time, fx.line.end_time
 			ool_fx[fx.head] = fx
@@ -302,7 +305,6 @@ function karaskel.process_lines(meta, styles, lines, config)
 			for j = 1, repl.n do
 				table.insert(result, repl[j])
 			end
-			ool_fx = {}
 		end
 	end
 	-- Done, return the stuff