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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def normal(self, t, i):
 """Handle normal chars."""


        current = []

        if t == "\\":
            try:
                t = next(i)
                current.extend(self.reference(t, i))
            except StopIteration:
                current.append(t)
        elif t == "(":
            current.extend(self.subgroup(t, i))
        elif self.verbose and t == "#":
            current.extend(self.verbose_comment(t, i))
        elif t == "[":
            current.extend(self.char_groups(t, i))
        else:
            current.append(t)
        return current