Select tool highlights area above/below selected area.

I have received a 2 page pdf that I am copying and pasting data from.
On most of the pdf the select tool works as expected. drag tool over desired text, ctrl + C to copy then open word and Ctrl V to paste. However there is a section where selecting a line of text actually highlights the blank line above or below depending on the what side of the horizontal middle line of the text you are. Doing the rest of the operation Copy and then paste results in the selected text being pasted even though the area that was highlighted was a blank area.
I am using Adobe Reader 8.1.2 and would appreciate any suggestions. Is there perhaps certain attributes on the pdf which are corrupted or prevent copying? if this was possible how could I check for it?
Thanks in advance

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Aside from that, the better way to use the quick select tool is, rather than retrying a selection with different settings, hold the alt-key to temporarily switch to a quick-deselect and swipe across the sky (or anything) you don't want. With a few quick swipes of regular selecting and alt-deselecting you can quickly get the parts you want. It even works remarkably well at edges with very little difference between them as Photoshop seems to "learn" which edges you're trying to capture.
Of course, don't forget the "refine edge" command to get exactly the sort of edges you want from your selection.

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The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
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