@@ -2426,8 +2426,8 @@ static const char *pdf_getdict(const char *q0, int *len, const char *key)

     }

     /* if the value is a dictionary object, include the < > brackets.*/

-    if (q[-1] == '<')

-        q--;

+    while (q > q0 && (q[-1] == '<' || q[-1] == '\n'))

+      q--;

     *len -= q - q0;

     return q;

@@ -2559,6 +2559,11 @@ static char *pdf_readstring(const char *q0, int len, const char *key, unsigned *

     if ((*q == '<') && (len >= 3)) {

         start = ++q;

         len -= 1;

+        // skip newlines after <

+        while (len > 0 && *start == '\n') {

+          start = ++q;

+          len -= 1;

+        }

         q = memchr(q + 1, '>', len - 1);

         if (!q)

             return NULL;