byte[] b4 = "ニュース".getBytes(Charsets.US_ASCII);
    byte[] b5 = "スューー".getBytes(Charsets.US_ASCII);
    // Assert they are all equal (using the transitive property)
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b1, b2));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b2, b3));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b3, b4));
    assertTrue(Arrays.equals(b4, b5));
  }

    byte b2 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b3 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b4 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b5 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b6 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b7 = readAndCheckByte();
    byte b8 = readAndCheckByte();

    return Longs.fromBytes(b8, b7, b6, b5, b4, b3, b2, b1);
  }

  /**
   * Reads a {@code float} as specified by {@link DataInputStream#readFloat()}, except using