static long load64Safely(byte[] input, int offset, int length) {
    long result = 0;
    // Due to the way we shift, we can stop iterating once we've run out of data, the rest
    // of the result already being filled with zeros.

    // This loop is critical to performance, so please check HashBenchmark if altering it.
    int limit = Math.min(length, 8);
    for (int i = 0; i < limit; i++) {

      if (escaped != null) {
        int charsSkipped = index - unescapedChunkStart;

        // This is the size needed to add the replacement, not the full
        // size needed by the string. We only regrow when we absolutely must.
        int sizeNeeded = destIndex + charsSkipped + escaped.length;
        if (dest.length < sizeNeeded) {
          int destLength = sizeNeeded + (end - index) + DEST_PAD;