diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 35b4ca5..8bfca51 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ gem 'minitest', '5.16.2', require: false
 gem 'rake', '13.0.6', require: false
 gem 'rdoc', '6.4.0', require: false
 gem 'rspec-rails', '5.1.2', require: false
-gem 'rubocop', '1.53.1', require: false
+gem 'rubocop', '1.60.2', require: false
 gem 'rubocop-rspec', '2.22.0', require: false
 gem 'simplecov', '0.22.0', require: false
 gem 'slop', '4.9.2', require: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7407fa3..7813730 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ and put a dummy `#1` marker everywhere.
 /**
  * @todo #36 Multiline text can use the same prefix in all lines or the same 
  *  amount of spaces.
-    So this will be added to the puzzle description. If you want to divide the 
- *  puzzle by empty line, just add a space to that line  
- *   
+ *  So this will be added to the puzzle description. If you want to divide the 
+ *  puzzle by empty line, just add a backspace to that line  
+ *  \
  *  and continue the text after.
  *
  *  This line is not part of the puzzle, because the line before contains less
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/steps.rb
index 1c8b825..8a194bd 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/steps.rb
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@
   raise "STDOUT doesn't contain '#{txt}':\n#{@stdout}" unless @stdout.include?(txt)
 end
 
-Then(/^Stdout is empty$/) do
-  raise "STDOUT is not empty:\n#{@stdout}" unless @stdout == ''
-end
-
 Then(/^XML file "([^"]+)" matches "([^"]+)"$/) do |file, xpath|
   raise "File #{file} doesn't exit" unless File.exist?(file)
 
@@ -103,14 +99,6 @@
     if content.index(substring).nil?
 end
 
-Then(/^Exit code is zero$/) do
-  raise "Non-zero exit code #{@exitstatus}" unless @exitstatus.zero?
-end
-
-Then(/^Exit code is not zero$/) do
-  raise 'Zero exit code' if @exitstatus.zero?
-end
-
 When(/^I run bash with$/) do |text|
   FileUtils.copy_entry(@cwd, File.join(@dir, 'pdd'))
   @stdout = `#{text}`
@@ -122,11 +110,3 @@
   @stdout = `#{text}`
   @exitstatus = $CHILD_STATUS.exitstatus
 end
-
-Given(/^It is Unix$/) do
-  pending if Gem.win_platform?
-end
-
-Given(/^It is Windows$/) do
-  pending unless Gem.win_platform?
-end
diff --git a/lib/pdd/source.rb b/lib/pdd/source.rb
index 69037a3..534f4d8 100644
--- a/lib/pdd/source.rb
+++ b/lib/pdd/source.rb
@@ -144,13 +144,38 @@ def minutes(num, units)
     def tail(lines, prefix, start)
       return [] if lines.empty?
       prefix = " #{' ' * start}" if prefix.empty? # fallback to space indentation
-      empty_prefix = ' ' * (prefix.length + 1)
-      prefix = "#{prefix} " if lines[0][prefix.length, 1]&.start_with?(' ')
-      lines
-        .take_while do |t|
-          match_markers(t).none? && (t.start_with?(prefix) || t.start_with?(empty_prefix))
+      prefix = puzzle_text_prefix(lines, prefix)
+      tail = lines
+             .take_while { |t| puzzle_text?(t, prefix) }
+             .map do |t|
+               content = t[prefix.length, t.length]&.lstrip
+               puzzle_empty_line?(content, '') ? '' : content
+             end
+      tail.pop if tail[-1].eql?('')
+      tail
+    end
+
+    def puzzle_text_prefix(lines, prefix)
+      return prefix if lines.empty?
+      i = 0
+      while i < lines.length
+        l = lines[i] unless puzzle_empty_line?(lines[i], prefix)
+        unless l.nil?
+          return l.start_with?("#{prefix} ") ? "#{prefix} " : prefix
         end
-        .map { |t| t[prefix.length, t.length]&.lstrip }
+        i += 1
+      end
+      prefix
+    end
+
+    def puzzle_text?(line, prefix)
+      return false unless match_markers(line).none?
+      line.start_with?(prefix) || puzzle_empty_line?(line, prefix)
+    end
+
+    def puzzle_empty_line?(line, prefix)
+      return true if line.nil?
+      line.start_with?(prefix.lstrip) && line.gsub(prefix, '').chomp.strip.eql?('\\')
     end
 
     # @todo #75:30min Let's make it possible to fetch Subversion data
diff --git a/test/test_source.rb b/test/test_source.rb
index f770f1b..0eb2f07 100644
--- a/test/test_source.rb
+++ b/test/test_source.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def test_parsing
         assert_equal 2, list.size
         puzzle = list.first
         assert_equal '2-3', puzzle.props[:lines]
-        assert_equal 'привет, how are you doing?', \
+        assert_equal 'привет, how are you doing?',
                      puzzle.props[:body]
         assert_equal '44', puzzle.props[:ticket]
         assert puzzle.props[:author].nil?
diff --git a/test/test_source_todo.rb b/test/test_source_todo.rb
index d6c722d..600007d 100644
--- a/test/test_source_todo.rb
+++ b/test/test_source_todo.rb
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ def test_todo_colon_parsing
     )
   end
 
+  def test_todo_backslash_escape
+    check_valid_puzzle(
+      "
+      // TODO #45 task description with \\
+      ",
+      '2-2',
+      'task description with \\',
+      '45'
+    )
+  end
+
   def test_multiple_todo_colon
     check_valid_puzzle(
       "
@@ -150,22 +161,47 @@ def test_todo_colon_parsing_multi_line_with_empty_line
     )
   end
 
-  # space is needed in test data in the comment
-  # rubocop:disable Layout/TrailingWhitespace
   def test_todo_colon_parsing_multi_line_with_empty_line_and_space
     check_valid_puzzle(
       '
       // TODO: #46 task description
-      // 
-      //  second line after empty line is a part of the puzzle in case of space exists
+      // \
+      //  second line after empty line is a part of the puzzle in case of backslash exists
       ',
       '2-4',
       'task description second line after empty line is a part ' \
-      'of the puzzle in case of space exists',
+      'of the puzzle in case of backslash exists',
       '46'
     )
   end
-  # rubocop:enable Layout/TrailingWhitespace
+
+  def test_todo_colon_parsing_double_puzzle_with_empty_line
+    check_valid_puzzle(
+      '
+      // TODO: #46 task description for first
+      // \
+      // TODO: #47 task description
+      ',
+      '2-2',
+      'task description for first',
+      '46',
+      2
+    )
+  end
+
+  def test_todo_colon_parsing_multi_line_random_prefix
+    check_valid_puzzle(
+      '
+    ~~
+    ~~ @todo #44 First
+    ~~  and
+    ~~ second
+      ',
+      '3-4',
+      'First and',
+      '44'
+    )
+  end
 
   def test_todo_failing_no_ticket
     check_invalid_puzzle(
diff --git a/test_assets/puzzles/44-660e9d6f b/test_assets/puzzles/44-660e9d6f
index c65f59c..f662706 100644
--- a/test_assets/puzzles/44-660e9d6f
+++ b/test_assets/puzzles/44-660e9d6f
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // @todo #44 This puzzle
 // consists
 // of
-// 
+// \
 // two
 // paragraphs