A blank line is a pretty non-unique thing to use as a separator between entries for dpkg. Maybe it would be better for dpkg to use the combination of (1) a blank line, and (2) the text "Package:***" to indicate a new entry? At the very least, a whole upgrade shouldn't fail because of this.
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