diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2088fe1b..0fe11aec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 - Fix integration snippet indentation. [#299](https://github.com/splitwise/super_diff/pull/299) by [@gschlager](https://github.com/gschlager)
 - Pin all actions to full commit SHA. [#305](https://github.com/splitwise/super_diff/pull/305)
 - Do not attempt to sub-diff multiline strings. [#304](https://github.com/splitwise/super_diff/pull/304)
+- Tweak TieredLinesElider. [#307](https://github.com/splitwise/super_diff/pull/307)
 
 ## 0.18.0 - 2025-12-05
 
diff --git a/lib/super_diff/core/tiered_lines_elider.rb b/lib/super_diff/core/tiered_lines_elider.rb
index 1624b3fa..4d4e06a9 100644
--- a/lib/super_diff/core/tiered_lines_elider.rb
+++ b/lib/super_diff/core/tiered_lines_elider.rb
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ def one_dimensional_line_tree?
       end
 
       def all_indentation_levels
-        levels = lines.map(&:indentation_level).uniq
-        normalized_indentation_levels(levels)
+        lines
+          .reject(&:complete_bookend?)
+          .map(&:indentation_level)
+          .uniq
       end
 
       def find_boxes_to_elide_within(pane)
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ def find_boxes_to_elide_within(pane)
       def normalized_box_groups_at_decreasing_indentation_levels_within(pane)
         box_groups_at_decreasing_indentation_levels_within(pane).map(
           &method(:filter_out_boxes_fully_contained_in_others)
-        ).map(&method(:combine_congruent_boxes))
+        ).map(&method(:combine_contiguous_boxes))
       end
 
       def box_groups_at_decreasing_indentation_levels_within(pane)
@@ -137,8 +139,7 @@ def box_groups_at_decreasing_indentation_levels_within(pane)
 
         levels = boxes_within_pane.map(&:indentation_level).uniq
 
-        possible_indentation_levels =
-          normalized_indentation_levels(levels).sort.reverse
+        possible_indentation_levels = levels.sort.reverse
 
         possible_indentation_levels.map do |indentation_level|
           boxes_within_pane.select do |box|
@@ -167,15 +168,7 @@ def filter_out_boxes_fully_contained_in_others(boxes)
         end
       end
 
-      def normalized_indentation_levels(levels)
-        # For flat structures (strings), include level 0
-        return levels if levels.all?(&:zero?)
-
-        # For nested structures (arrays, hashes), exclude level 0 (brackets)
-        levels.select(&:positive?)
-      end
-
-      def combine_congruent_boxes(boxes)
+      def combine_contiguous_boxes(boxes)
         combine(boxes, on: :indentation_level)
       end