return fromBytesNoCopy(bytes.clone());
  }

  /**
   * Creates a {@code HashCode} from a byte array. The array is <i>not</i> copied defensively, so it
   * must be handed-off so as to preserve the immutability contract of {@code HashCode}.
   */
  static HashCode fromBytesNoCopy(byte[] bytes) {
    return new BytesHashCode(bytes);
  }

    return fromBytesNoCopy(bytes.clone());
  }

  /**
   * Creates a {@code HashCode} from a byte array. The array is <i>not</i> copied defensively, so it
   * must be handed-off so as to preserve the immutability contract of {@code HashCode}.
   */
  static HashCode fromBytesNoCopy(byte[] bytes) {
    return new BytesHashCode(bytes);
  }