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	private static byte[] get4bytes(long l)	{                // l = 33996344		// break down to bytes		byte a[] = new byte[4];		a[0] = (byte)(l >> 24);		a[1] = (byte)(l >> 16);		a[2] = (byte)(l >> 8);		a[3] = (byte)(l >> 0);		// assemble back		long newLong = a[0] << 24 |a[1] << 16 | a[2] <<8 | a[3]; 		// problem : newLong != 33996344.		return a;	}