for (int remaining = len; remaining >= 3; remaining -= 3) {
        int chunk = (bytes[i++] & 0xFF) << 16 | (bytes[i++] & 0xFF) << 8 | bytes[i++] & 0xFF;
        target.append(alphabet.encode(chunk >>> 18));
        target.append(alphabet.encode((chunk >>> 12) & 0x3F));
        target.append(alphabet.encode((chunk >>> 6) & 0x3F));
        target.append(alphabet.encode(chunk & 0x3F));
      }
      if (i < off + len) {