diff --git a/lib/parser/basic_types.rb b/lib/parser/basic_types.rb
index 8e6c134a..5b1f8067 100644
--- a/lib/parser/basic_types.rb
+++ b/lib/parser/basic_types.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Parser
     # rule of thumb is that anything eats space behind it, but only space, no newlines
     rule(:space)  { (str('\t') | str(' ')).repeat(1) }
     rule(:space?) { space.maybe }
-    rule(:newline){ str("\n") >> space?}
+    rule(:newline){ str("\n") >> space? >> newline.repeat }
     
     rule(:quote)      { str('"') }
     rule(:nonquote)   { str('"').absent? >> any }
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ module Parser
     rule(:dot) {  str('.') }
     rule(:digit) { match('[0-9]') }
     rule(:exponent) { (str('e')| str('E')) }
- 
-    rule(:true) {   str('true').as(:true) >> space?}
-    rule(:false){   str('false').as(:false) >> space?}
-    rule(:nil)  {   str('null').as(:nil) >> space?}
-    
+     
     # identifier must start with lower case
     rule(:name)   { (match['a-z'] >> match['a-zA-Z0-9'].repeat).as(:name)  >> space? }
     
diff --git a/lib/parser/keywords.rb b/lib/parser/keywords.rb
index 0f9aa6f4..10ea6ff6 100644
--- a/lib/parser/keywords.rb
+++ b/lib/parser/keywords.rb
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@ module Parser
     rule(:keyword_else) { str('else') >> space? }
     rule(:keyword_def)  { str('def') >> space? }
     rule(:keyword_end)  { str('end') >> space? }  
+    rule(:keyword_true) {   str('true').as(:true) >> space?}
+    rule(:keyword_false){   str('false').as(:false) >> space?}
+    rule(:keyword_nil)  {   str('null').as(:nil) >> space?}
   end
 end
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