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diff --git a/Lib/textwrap.py b/Lib/textwrap.py
index e49644d..473b98a 100644
--- a/Lib/textwrap.py
+++ b/Lib/textwrap.py
@@ -173,7 +173,12 @@ class TextWrapper:
Handle a chunk of text (most likely a word, not whitespace) that
is too long to fit in any line.
"""
- space_left = max(width - cur_len, 1)
+ # Figure out when indent is larger than the specified width, and make
+ # sure at least one character is stripped off on every pass
+ if width < 1:
+ space_left = 1
+ else:
+ space_left = width - cur_len
# If we're allowed to break long words, then do so: put as much
# of the next chunk onto the current line as will fit.