property1=value
property2 =value
property3 = value
property4 = valueWithTrailingSpaces    
name\ with\ spaces = value   with  spaces     
space    separator   
co:lon
property5 = \
            \
            multi  \
            line\
            value\    
            this is a new property because the previous line has spaces after the backslash
with=line\nbreak
a=unicode\u0020value
    indented=value

multi\
line\
name=value

duplicate=value1
nameOnly
# this and the following lines
   # are comments or are empty  \
      ! and should thus be ignored   
         !

   
nameAndSeparator1=
nameAndSeparator2:
nameAndSeparator3? 
=
:
 :
 : 
=separatorAndValue1
:separatorAndValue2
 thisIsANameNotAValue!
sortOfEmptyButNotReally=\
\
\
\u0020

duplicate=value2

Can\:you\=spot\ the\
                actual\
                \=separator? I bet\
                it\
                will=\
                take:\
                you a moment!