def verbose_comment(self, t, i):
        """Handle verbose comments."""

        current = []
        escaped = False

        try:
            while t != "\n":
                if not escaped and t == "\\":
                    escaped = True
                    current.append(t)
                elif escaped:
                    escaped = False
                    if t in self._new_refs:
                        current.append("\\")
                    current.append(t)
                else:
                    current.append(t)
                t = next(i)
        except StopIteration:
            pass

        if t == "\n":
            current.append(t)
        return current
Handle verbose comments.