Issue #719 has been updated by Patrik Wenger.

File yaml_specs.pdf added

I think this is part of the YAML specification. It allows you to use blank lines to separate data structures.
AFAIK, even the missing space isn't a bug, because YAML values start with the first non-whitespace on a line.
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