Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=92) state=1

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

<?php
echo 'Versão Atual do PHP: ' . phpversion();

<?php

define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));

require __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';

$app = require_once __DIR__.'/../bootstrap/app.php';

$kernel = $app->make(IlluminateContractsHttpKernel::class);

$response = $kernel->handle(
    $request = IlluminateHttpRequest::capture()
);

$response->send();

$kernel->terminate($request, $response);