diff --git a/examples/contextModifiers/notes.md b/examples/contextModifiers/notes.md
index 137fa9e..720a3f7 100644
--- a/examples/contextModifiers/notes.md
+++ b/examples/contextModifiers/notes.md
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ Set a note by typing `note: ` when in Do mode. It will be tagged to whatever the
 const modifier = (text) => {
   state.notes = state.notes || []
 
-  const contextMemory = text.slice(0, info.memoryLength || 0)
-  let context = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(info.memoryLength + 1) : text
+  const contextMemory = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(0, info.memoryLength) : ''
+  let context = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(info.memoryLength) : text
 
   // Assumes that the notes are sorted from oldest to newest.
   state.notes = state.notes.filter(({ pattern, note, actionCount }) => {
diff --git a/examples/contextModifiers/reimplementAuthorsNote.js b/examples/contextModifiers/reimplementAuthorsNote.js
index 986029d..83f1589 100644
--- a/examples/contextModifiers/reimplementAuthorsNote.js
+++ b/examples/contextModifiers/reimplementAuthorsNote.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // This modifier re-implements Author's Note as an example.
 const modifier = (text) => {
   const contextMemory = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(0, info.memoryLength) : ''
-  const context = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(info.memoryLength + 1) : text
+  const context = info.memoryLength ? text.slice(info.memoryLength) : text
   const lines = context.split("\n")
   if (lines.length > 2) {
     const authorsNote = "Everyone in this story is an AI programmer."