diff --git a/src/glint/internal/utils.gleam b/src/glint/internal/utils.gleam
index bd6da2b..7ab2927 100644
--- a/src/glint/internal/utils.gleam
+++ b/src/glint/internal/utils.gleam
@@ -78,38 +78,21 @@ fn do_space_split_lines(
     // base case
     [], _, _ -> acc
     // the start of a chain of newlines
-    // set the flag to true
     ["\n", "\n", ..rest], _, False -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #(acc.0, True))
-    // a continued chain of new lines, but no values have been accumulated yet
-    // this shouldnt be possible but we handle it anyway
-    ["\n", "\n", ..rest], [], True -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([], True))
-    // a continued chain of new lines
-    // add a newline to the most recent accumulated value
-    ["\n", "\n", ..rest], [s, ..accs], True ->
-      do_space_split_lines(["\n", ..rest], #([s <> "\n", ..accs], True))
-    // a single newline in a chain of newlines, but no values have been accumulated yet
-    // this shouldnt be possible but we handle it anyway
-    ["\n", ..rest], [], True -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([], True))
-    // a single newline in a chain
-    // add a newline to the most recent accumulated value
+    // // a single newline in a chain, add a newline to the accumulator
     ["\n", ..rest], [s, ..accs], True ->
       do_space_split_lines(rest, #([s <> "\n", ..accs], True))
-    // a single newline on its own but with no accumulated values yet
-    // skip it
-    ["\n", ..rest], [], False -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([], False))
-    // a single newline on its own
-    // add a space to the most recent accumulated value
+    // a single newline on its own, add a space to the most recent accumulated value
     ["\n", ..rest], [s, ..accs], False ->
       do_space_split_lines(rest, #([s <> " ", ..accs], False))
-    // a non-newline character after a chain of newlines
-    // start a new accumulated value
-    [c, ..rest], _, True -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([c, ..acc.0], False))
-    // a non-newline character not after a chain of newlines, with no accumulated values
-    // add it as a new accumulated value
-    [c, ..rest], [], False -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([c], False))
+    // a single new line part of a chain with no accumulated values yet
+    // skip it
+    ["\n", ..rest], [], chain -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([], chain))
     // a non-newline character not after a chain of newlines
     // add it to the end of the most recent accumulated value
     [c, ..rest], [s, ..accs], False ->
       do_space_split_lines(rest, #([s <> c, ..accs], False))
+    // a non-newline character, create a new accumulated value
+    [c, ..rest], _, _ -> do_space_split_lines(rest, #([c, ..acc.0], False))
   }
 }