Index: pyyaml/trunk/lib/yaml/composer.py
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--- pyyaml/trunk/lib/yaml/composer.py	(revision 116)
+++ pyyaml/trunk/lib/yaml/composer.py	(revision 118)
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
         self.complete_anchors = {}
 
+        # Drop the STREAM-START event.
+        self.parser.get()
+
     def check(self):
         # If there are more documents available?
@@ -31,5 +34,14 @@
 
     def compose_document(self):
+
+        # Drop the DOCUMENT-START event.
+        self.parser.get()
+
+        # Compose the root node.
         node = self.compose_node()
+
+        # Drop the DOCUMENT-END event.
+        self.parser.get()
+
         self.all_anchors = {}
         self.complete_anchors = {}