}
output.writeShort((short) surfaceForm.length);
output.writeBytes(surfaceForm.bytes, surfaceForm.offset, surfaceForm.length);
output.writeBytes(payload.bytes, payload.offset, payload.length);
} else {
output.writeBytes(surfaceForm.bytes, surfaceForm.offset, surfaceForm.length);
}
assert output.getPosition() == requiredLength: output.getPosition() + " vs " + requiredLength;
writer.write(buffer, 0, output.getPosition());