It’s because he added the @note quote on top.
If you add it in the bottom, the gap/space doesn’t happen
Discussion
looms like he is adding a ‘\n’ after the note id. is that necessary? moving that to the bottom sounds like a good alternative. 
Curious where the “Quote” button on Damus puts it?
below. i think just a space separating the content from the quoted note id. 
I think the quote should be displayed where it’s been mentioned and not always in a specific position; this becomes more obvious if you compose a note with three different quotes with texts in between.
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makes total sense! i think you’re right. there should be choice for what line a quoted note is placed on. ⚡️
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Do I have this correct?
if scope needs to be limited, then perhaps this could just be a request for changing display behavior to respect quote position within the content.
i think damus could remain opinionated and not give users flexibility within the draft quote ui. users could still manually position quotes just by including a @noteID in a regular note where they want it.