Write on behavior - stroke disappears

Sorry, I've read the manual (decently) and searched the forum - I just can't figure it out. I drew a stroke with the bezier tool, changed its shape style to "marker" under the "traditional" shape styles category, and applied a "write on" behavior to the stroke. I shorten the behavior a bit, play back the animation and the shape writes on just fine - but at the end of the "write on" animation, the stroke disappears. This doesn't happen if I don't apply the "marker" style and just animate a regular line. Am I missing something here, or is it just another bug? Any help would be great. Thanks.

Chinees, thanks for the input. Unfortunately, I had already checked that and yes, it is long enough. I have since switched my paint style to "chalk, tight" and it works just fine. Since posting this question, I have found a couple other styles that did this same disappearing act as the "marker" style at the end of the "write on" behavior. Has anyone else been able to duplicate this with the "marker" style? By the way, I am working on a MBP which I know has some screwy issues with HD projects in Motion. From what I read, I think this stems from the MBP's graphic's card. Thanks again Chinees.

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