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TeX parser (Score:1)
\\[length] is the command to break line with added spacing. My guess is that whitespace isn't significant in that bit of TeX's parser, so you need the \null to stop it from eating the [ and looking for a length.
Huh... (Score:1)
Interesting, the verse package supposedly redefines \\ to mean end of verse line. It is probably as you say it. There are some days when I want to show my Humanities colleagues Latex but there are days like today that make me hesitate.