proc byte():uint8 =
  #Code omitted, reads a byte from a bitstream

#reads a word from the bitstream
proc word():uint32 =
  return (byte() shl 24) or (byte() shl 16) or (byte() shl 8) or byte()

#reads a dynamically sized number from the bitstream 
proc dynamic():int=
  var b = byte()
  return case b and 0xC0
  of 0x00: int(b)
  of 0x40: int(b or (not uint8(0x7F)))
  of 0x80:
    if (uint8(b) and uint8(0x20)) > uint8(0):
      b = uint8(b) or (not uint8(0x3F))
    else:
      b = uint8(b) and uint8(0x3F)
    int((b shl 8) or byte())
  of 0xC0:
    echo "b",(uint8(b) and uint8(0x20))
    if(uint8(b) and uint8(0x20))> uint8(0):

      int(b or (not uint8(0x3F)))
    else:
      (int(b and uint8(0x3F)) shl 24) or (int(byte()) shl 16) or (int(byte()) shl 8) or int(byte())
  else: 0  # Invalid  bitstream not sure how to handle this