diff --git a/lcftrans/src/translation.cpp b/lcftrans/src/translation.cpp
index 69eadc7..491cd62 100644
--- a/lcftrans/src/translation.cpp
+++ b/lcftrans/src/translation.cpp
@@ -316,11 +316,21 @@ struct ParseEvent {
 			case Cmd::Maniac_ShowStringPicture: {
 				// Show String Picture
 				add_evt_entry();
-				auto tokens = Utils::Split(lcf::ToString(estring), '\x01');
-				if (tokens.size() >= 4) {
+
+				if (!estring.empty() && estring[0] == '\x01') {
+					std::string term = "";
+
+					for (size_t i = 1; i < estring.size(); ++i) {
+						char c = estring[i];
+						if (c == '\x01' || c == '\x02' || c == '\x03') {
+							break;
+						}
+						term += c;
+					}
+
 					info.push_back(make_info(ctx));
 					info.push_back("Show String Picture");
-					for (auto& line: Utils::Split(tokens[1], '\n')) {
+					for (auto& line: Utils::Split(term, '\n')) {
 						lines.push_back(Utils::RemoveControlChars(line));
 					}
 					context = "strpic";
@@ -537,7 +547,7 @@ Translation Translation::fromPO(const std::string& filename) {
 					continue;
 				}
 				std::cerr << "Parse error (Line " << line_number << "): Expected \", got " << c << ": " << line << "\n";
-				return "";	
+				return "";
 			}
 
 			if (!slash && c == '\\') {