Index: src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfparser/PDFParser.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfparser/PDFParser.java	(revision 10036)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdfparser/PDFParser.java	(working copy)
@@ -584,8 +584,8 @@
         if(pdfSource.peek() != 's'){
             return false; 
         }
-        String nextLine = readLine();
-        if( !nextLine.trim().equals( "startxref" ) ) {
+        String startXRef = readString();
+        if( !startXRef.trim().equals( "startxref" ) ) {
             return false;
         }
         skipSpaces();
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@
         if(pdfSource.peek() != 'x'){
             return false;
         }
-        String nextLine = readLine();
-        if( !nextLine.trim().equals( "xref" ) ) {
+        String xref = readString();
+        if( !xref.trim().equals( "xref" ) ) {
             return false;
         }
         /*