// Shift the the encoded value and account for its length
		enc >>= added
		e.length += len
		len -= added

		// Not enough bits to write
		if e.length < 8 {
			// Account for the processed input byte
			total++

			continue
		}

		// Clearing e.length is not necessary as it will be overwritten later

		// Stage the complete byte for writing
		e.buffer = append(e.buffer, byte(e.remaining))

		_, err = e.target.Write(e.buffer)

		// Abort write on error
		if err != nil {
			break
		}

		// Account for the just-written byte
		// Account for the processed input byte
		total++

		// Clear the buffer
		e.buffer = e.buffer[:0]
	}
	return total, err
}