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		}
	}
}

func BenchmarkCompareBytesEqual(b *testing.B) {
	b1 := []byte("Hello Gophers!")
	b2 := []byte("Hello Gophers!")
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		if Compare(b1, b2) != 0 {
			b.Fatal("b1 != b2")
		}
	}
}

func BenchmarkCompareBytesToNil(b *testing.B) {
	b1 := []byte("Hello Gophers!")
	var b2 []byte
	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
		if Compare(b1, b2) != 1 {