span class="comment">//</span>
        <span class="comment">// This method is expected to return a reference to the next </span>
        <span class="comment">// character/token</span>
        <span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">MultiPass</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
        <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">typename</span> <span class="identifier">MultiPass</span><span class