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 public static void write(final Map<String, Object> properties, final DataOutput out) throws IOException {
            if (null == properties) {
                WritableUtils.writeVInt(out, 0);
            } else {
                WritableUtils.writeVInt(out, properties.size());
                com.thinkaurelius.titan.graphdb.database.serialize.DataOutput o = s.getDataOutput(128, true);
                for (final Map.Entry<String, Object> entry : properties.entrySet()) {
                    o.putString(entry.getKey());
                    o.writeClassAndObject(entry.getValue());
                }
                out.write(o.getByteBuffer().array());
            }
        }