out.writeObject(original);

    byte[] handle = toByteArray(baseWireHandle + handleOffset);
    byte[] ref = prepended(TC_REFERENCE, handle);
    bos.write(ref);

    return bos.toByteArray();
  }

  private static byte[] prepended(byte b, byte[] array) {
    byte[] out = new byte[array.length + 1];
    out[0] = b;
    System.arraycopy(array, 0, out, 1, array.length);

    for (Waiter currentWaiter = head; currentWaiter != null; currentWaiter = currentWaiter.next) {
      currentWaiter.unpark();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Clears the {@link #listeners} list and prepends its contents to {@code onto}, least recently
   * added first.
   */
  @CheckForNull
  private Listener clearListeners(@CheckForNull Listener onto) {
    // We need to