# File lib/active_ldap/ldif.rb, line 508
      def scan_separators
        return @scanner.scan(/#{SEPARATOR}+/u) if @sub_scanner.eos?

        sub_result = scan(/#{SEPARATOR}+/u)
        return nil if sub_result.nil?
        return sub_result unless @sub_scanner.eos?

        result = @scanner.scan(/#{SEPARATOR}+/u)
        return sub_result if result.nil?

        sub_result + result
      end