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...object. But in fact the code is accessing those last two bytes through a 2-byte short which an expression that looks like (n)->choice.n_short.n_header with the structure and union looking like these: struct NumericData { int32 vl_len_; /* varlena header (do not touch directly!) */ union NumericChoice choice; /* choice of format */ }; union NumericChoice { uint16 n_header; /* Header word */ struct NumericLong n_long; /* Long form (4-byte header) */ struct NumericShort n_short; /* Short form (2-byte header) */ }; struct NumericShort { uint16 n_header; /* Sign + display scale + w...