if len(b) > 0 && b[0]&0x80 != 0 {
		// Handling negative numbers relies on the following identity:
		//	-a-1 == ^a
		//
		// If the number is negative, we use an inversion mask to invert the
		// data bytes and treat the value as an unsigned number.
		var inv byte // 0x00 if positive or zero, 0xff if negative
		if b[0]&0x40 != 0 {
			inv = 0xff
		}

		var x uint64

func discard(r io.Reader, n int64) error {
	// If possible, Seek to the last byte before the end of the data section.
	// Do this because Seek is often lazy about reporting errors; this will mask
	// the fact that the stream may be truncated. We can rely on the
	// io.CopyN done shortly afterwards to trigger any IO errors.
	var seekSkipped int64 // Number of bytes skipped via Seek