code: def multiline_input(description=""):
      print(
          "{} \nNote: two consecutive empty lines would terminate the input : ".format(
              description
          )
      )
      lines = []
      empty_lines = 0
      while empty_lines < 2:
          line = input()
          lines.append(line)
          empty_lines = 0 if line else empty_lines + 1
      res = "\n".join(lines[:-1])
      return res, len(res.splitlines())
  
imports: from typing import Optional
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling a global function with example usage: multiline_input(description) and returns: res,  len