else
         if [ "${_PREFIX}" != "${_LAST_PREFIX}" ]; then
             printf '\n\r'
-            prefixed_msg_no_nl '%s' "${_PREFIX}"
+            prefixed_msg_no_nl "${_PREFIX}"
             _LAST_PREFIX="${_PREFIX}"
         fi
         printf ' %s' "${_COMPRESSED_ITEM}"
 
 
 prefixed_msg_no_nl() {
     _INDENTOR='##'
-    _INDENT="${_INDENTOR}"
+    _INDENT=''
     _SEPARATORS=$(echo "${prefixed_msg_OLD_PREFIX}" | sed 's/[^|]//g')
     while [ ! -z "${_SEPARATORS}" ]; do
         _INDENT="${_INDENT}${_INDENTOR}"
-        _SEPARATORS=$(echo "${_SEPARATORS}" | cut -d'|' -f2-)
+        _SEPARATORS=$(echo -n "${_SEPARATORS}" | cut -d'|' -f2-)
     done
     printf '%s%s%s' "${_INDENT}" "${prefixed_msg_PREFIX}" "$1"
 }