CS4 on MacosX: transforms and scissor tool

I have a question about using the scissor tool to cut into a line that is transformed into a zigzag shape. This is in regards to creating brush strokes for Feynman diagrams. I use AI (CS4) on MacOS. Following a tutorial I
1) draw a horizontal line
2) transform it into a zigzag line with 10 wiggles
3) active the scissor tool and cut the zigzag line
I would expect that this would cut the zigzag line in two, without further changes. This is what happens in the tutorial (based
on CS2 on Windows XP. Instead, both pieces are also transformed into zigzag lines with each 10 wiggles. Can
this "automatic transform" be turned off?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Eric

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