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diff --git a/lib/core/text/flat.nit b/lib/core/text/flat.nit
index 45ad144..83cae37 100644
--- a/lib/core/text/flat.nit
+++ b/lib/core/text/flat.nit
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ abstract class FlatString
 
 		if from < 0 then
 			count += from
-			if count < 0 then return ""
+			if count <= 0 then return ""
 			from = 0
 		end
 
@@ -1054,6 +1054,21 @@ class FlatBuffer
 		return new FlatBuffer.with_infos(r_items, byte_length, byte_length, count)
 	end
 
+	redef fun append_substring_impl(s, from, length) do
+		if length <= 0 then return
+		if not s isa FlatText then
+			super
+			return
+		end
+		var bytest = s.char_to_byte_index(from)
+		var bytend = s.char_to_byte_index(from + length - 1)
+		var btln = bytend - bytest + 1
+		enlarge(btln + _bytelen)
+		s._items.copy_to(_items, btln, bytest, _bytelen)
+		_bytelen += btln
+		_length += length
+	end
+
 	redef fun reverse
 	do
 		written = false