Index: src/org/python/core/MergeState.java
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--- src/org/python/core/MergeState.java	(revision 4524)
+++ src/org/python/core/MergeState.java	(working copy)
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@
         this.kvdata[dest++] = this.kvdata[pb++];
         --nb;
         if (nb == 0)
-            return;
+        	if (na != 0)
+                System.arraycopy(this.a, pa, this.kvdata, dest, na);
         if (na == 1) {
             // CopyB;
             System.arraycopy(this.kvdata, pb, this.kvdata, dest, nb);
@@ -333,7 +334,9 @@
         this.kvdata[dest--] = this.kvdata[pa--];
         --na;
         if (na == 0)
-            return;
+        	if (nb != 0)
+                System.arraycopy(this.a, 0, this.kvdata, dest-(nb-1), nb);
+
         if (nb == 1) {
             // CopyA;
             dest -= na;