     vars.container.value.html ""
     words    = vars.text.words.slice()
     words.reverse() if reverse
-    progress = words[0]
-    textBox  = newLine words.shift(), true
+    progress = ""
+    textBox  = newLine true
     line = start
 
     for word in words

      .attr "dy", dy + "px"
      .style "baseline-shift", "0%"
      .attr "dominant-baseline", "alphabetic"
      .text w

  mirror = vars.rotate.value is -90 or vars.rotate.value is 90
  width = if mirror then vars.height.inner else vars.width.inner


    if textBox.node().getComputedTextLength() > lineWidth() or next_char is "\n"
      textBox.text current
      textBox = newLine()
      textBox.text word
      if reverse then line-- else line++

  start = 1
