diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes.yml
index a4fb2e4d..59eb9337 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ right: "|original_1 original_5"
 expected: "|original_1 original_5|"
 
 ---
-
 # Both delete a range and one range contains the other
 parent: original_1 original_2 original_3 original_4 original_5
 left: original_1 original_5
@@ -13,15 +12,13 @@ right: original_1 original_4 original_5
 expected: original_1 original_5
 
 ---
-
 # Deleting overlapping ranges
 parent: original_1 original_2 original_3 original_4 original_5
 left: original_1 original_4| original_5
 right: original_1 original_2| original_5
-expected: original_1| original_5|
+expected: original_1|| original_5
 
 ---
-
 parent: long text with one big delete and many small
 left: long small
 right: long with big and small
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes_and_inserts.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes_and_inserts.yml
index ed83604e..fe0e7c1a 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes_and_inserts.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/deletes_and_inserts.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ right: original_1 edit_1 original_3 edit_2 original_5
 expected: original_1 edit_1 edit_2 original_5
 
 ---
-
 # One deleted a large range, the other inserted and deleted a partially overlapping range
 parent: original_1 original_2 original_3 original_4 original_5
 left: original_1 original_5
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/idempotent_inserts.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/idempotent_inserts.yml
index f45792ed..a48952be 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/idempotent_inserts.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/idempotent_inserts.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ right: "hi there my friend "
 expected: "hi there my friend "
 
 ---
-
 # The prefix of the 2nd appears on the 1st so it shouldn't get duplicatelicated
 parent: "hi "
 left: "hi there you "
@@ -13,14 +12,12 @@ right: "hi there my friend "
 expected: "hi there my friend you "
 
 ---
-
 parent: a
 left: a b c
 right: a b c d
 expected: a b c d
 
 ---
-
 parent: a
 left: abc
 right: abcd
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/multiline.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/multiline.yml
index b2460c09..3f2d096d 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/multiline.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/multiline.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ expected: |
   How are you?
 
 ---
-
 parent: |
   - my list
   - 2nd item
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ expected: |
     - another nested list
 
 ---
-
 parent: |
   a
   a
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/replacing.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/replacing.yml
index 97d7c897..cea57b89 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/replacing.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/replacing.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ right: original_1 original_2| edit_2
 expected: original_1 edit_1|| edit_2
 
 ---
-
 # Both replace the same token with the same value
 parent: original_1 original_2 original_3
 left: original_1 edit_1| original_3
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ right: original_1 edit_1 original_3|
 expected: original_1 edit_1| original_3|
 
 ---
-
 # Both replace the same token with different value
 parent: original_1 original_2 original_3
 left: original_1 edit_1| original_3
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/utf-8.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/utf-8.yml
index 662d7a73..8aac95fe 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/utf-8.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/utf-8.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ right: Team meeting at 2pm in conference room|
 expected: Team meeting at |3pm in conference room|
 
 ---
-
 parent: "    "
 left: "it’|s utf-8!"
 right: "    "
diff --git a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/various.yml b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/various.yml
index 91c12024..0b027477 100644
--- a/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/various.yml
+++ b/backend/reconcile/tests/examples/various.yml
@@ -4,126 +4,120 @@ right: You're Annual Savings information| is available online
 expected: Your| annual record information| is available online|
 
 ---
-
 parent: Party A shall pay Party B
 left: Party C shall pay Party B
 right: Party A shall receive from Party B
 expected: Party C shall receive from Party B
 
 ---
-
 parent:
 left: hi my friend|
 right: hi there|
 expected: hi my friend| there|
 
 ---
+parent: ""
+left: ""
+right: ""
+expected: ""
 
+---
+parent: ""
+left: "|"
+right: "|"
+expected: "||"
+
+---
 parent: Buy milk and eggs
 left: Buy organic milk| and eggs|
 right: Buy milk and eggs| and bread
 expected: Buy organic milk| and eggs|| and bread
 
 ---
-
 parent: Send the report to the team
 left: Send the |detailed report to the |entire |team
 right: Send the |quarterly |detailed report to the team
 expected: Send the |detailed |quarterly |detailed report to the |entire |team
 
 ---
-
 parent: Ready, Set go
 left: Ready! Set go|
 right: Ready, Set, go!|
 expected: Ready! Set, go!||
 
 ---
-
 parent: "Total: $100"
 left: "Total: |$150"
 right: "Total: |€100"
 expected: "Total: |$150 |€100"
 
 ---
-
 parent: Start middle end
 left: Start [important] middle end|
 right: Start middle [critical] end|
 expected: Start [important] middle [critical] end||
 
 ---
-
 parent: marketplace
 left: market| place
 right: market|space
 expected: market| placemarket|space
 
 ---
-
 parent: A B C D
 left: A X B D|
 right: A B Y|
 expected: A X B Y||
 
 ---
-
 parent: Please submit your assignment by Friday
 left: Please submit your |completed |assignment by Friday
 right: Please submit your assignment |online |by Friday
 expected: Please submit your |completed |assignment |online |by Friday
 
 ---
-
 parent: "a b "
 left: "c d "
 right: "a b c d "
 expected: "c d c d "
 
 ---
-
 parent: a b c d e
 left: a e|
 right: a c e|
 expected: a e||
 
 ---
-
 parent: a 0 1 2 b
 left: a 0 1| 2 b
 right: a b|
 expected: a| b|
 
 ---
-
 parent: a 0 1 2 b
 left: "|a b"
 right: "|a E 1 F b"
 expected: "||a E F b"
 
 ---
-
 parent: a this one delete b
 left: a b|
 right: a my one change b|
 expected: a my change b||
 
 ---
-
 parent: this stays, this is one big delete, don't touch this
 left: this stays, don't touch this|
 right: this stays, my one change, don't touch this|
 expected: this stays, my change, don't touch this||
 
 ---
-
 parent: 1 2 3 4 5 6
 left: 1| 6
 right: 1 2 4|
 expected: 1||
 
 ---
-
 parent: hello world
 left: hi, world
 right: hello my friend!