@Override
  public long readLong() throws IOException {
    byte b1 = readAndCheckByte();
    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);
  }

  /**