Index: src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java
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--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java	(revision 494777)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/model/TextRun.java	(working copy)
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
 		}
 		
 		// Create a new one at the right size
-		_styleAtom = new StyleTextPropAtom(getRawText().length());
+		_styleAtom = new StyleTextPropAtom(getRawText().length() + 1);
 		
 		// Use the TextHeader atom to get at the parent
 		RecordContainer runAtomsParent = _headerAtom.getParentRecord();
Index: src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java
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--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java	(revision 494777)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/StyleTextPropAtom.java	(working copy)
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@
 
 		// While we have text in need of paragraph stylings, go ahead and
 		// grok the contents as paragraph formatting data
-		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < size) {
+        int prsize = size;
+		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < prsize) {
 			// First up, fetch the number of characters this applies to
 			int textLen = LittleEndian.getInt(rawContents,pos);
 			textHandled += textLen;
@@ -250,11 +251,21 @@
 
 			// Save this properties set
 			paragraphStyles.add(thisCollection);
+
+            // Handle extra 1 paragraph styles at the end
+            if(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled == size) {
+                prsize++;
+            }
+
 		}
+        if (rawContents.length > 0 && textHandled != (size+1)){
+            System.err.println("Problem reading paragraph style runs: textHandled = " + textHandled + ", text.size+1 = " + (size+1));
+        }
 
 		// Now do the character stylings
 		textHandled = 0;
-		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < size) {
+        int chsize = size;
+		while(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled < chsize) {
 			// First up, fetch the number of characters this applies to
 			int textLen = LittleEndian.getInt(rawContents,pos);
 			textHandled += textLen;
@@ -279,9 +290,12 @@
 			
 			// Handle extra 1 char styles at the end
 			if(pos < rawContents.length && textHandled == size) {
-				size++;
+				chsize++;
 			}
 		}
+        if (rawContents.length > 0 && textHandled != (size+1)){
+            System.err.println("Problem reading character style runs: textHandled = " + textHandled + ", text.size+1 = " + (size+1));
+        }
 
 		// Handle anything left over
 		if(pos < rawContents.length) {
Index: src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java
===================================================================
--- src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java	(revision 494777)
+++ src/scratchpad/testcases/org/apache/poi/hslf/record/TestStyleTextPropAtom.java	(working copy)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
       00, 00, 0x04, 00, // font.color only
       0xFF-256, 0x33, 00, 0xFE-256 // red
 	};
-	private int data_a_text_len = 54;
+	private int data_a_text_len = 0x36-1;
 
 	/** 
 	 * From a real file: 4 paragraphs with text in 4 different styles:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 		28, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 
 		3, 0, 1, 0, 24, 0
 	};
-	private int data_c_text_len = 123;
+	private int data_c_text_len = 123-1;
 
 	
     public void testRecordType() throws Exception {