CharSource concatenated = CharSource.concat(cycle);

    String expected = "abcdabcd";

    // read the first 8 chars manually, since there's no equivalent to ByteSource.slice
    // TODO(cgdecker): Add CharSource.slice?
    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
    Reader reader = concatenated.openStream(); // no need to worry about closing
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {