module Haml::Precompiler

def handle_multiline(line)

rendered normally.
This returns whether or not the line should be

the beginning, continuation, or end of a multiline sequence.
Deals with all the logic of figuring out whether a given line is 
def handle_multiline(line)
  text = line.text
  # A multiline string is active, and is being continued
  if is_multiline?(text) && @multiline
    @multiline.text << text[0...-1]
    return true
  end
  # A multiline string has just been activated, start adding the lines
  if is_multiline?(text) && (MULTILINE_STARTERS.include? text[0])
    @multiline = Line.new text[0...-1], nil, line.index, nil, line.tabs
    process_indent(line)
    return true
  end
  # A multiline string has just ended, make line into the result
  if @multiline && !line.text.empty?
    process_line(@multiline.text, @multiline.index, line.tabs > @multiline.tabs)
    @multiline = nil
  end
  return false
end