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diff --git a/centipede/blob_file.cc b/centipede/blob_file.cc
index 5c2e38b..fd9bbc2 100644
--- a/centipede/blob_file.cc
+++ b/centipede/blob_file.cc

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "./centipede/blob_file.h"
 
 #include <cstddef>
-#include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
@@ -184,8 +183,7 @@
       else
         return riegeli_reader_.status();
     }
-    blob = ByteSpan(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(record.data()),
-                    record.size());
+    blob = AsByteSpan(record);
     return absl::OkStatus();
   }
 
@@ -241,10 +239,7 @@
   }
 
   absl::Status Write(ByteSpan blob) override {
-    if (!writer_.WriteRecord(absl::string_view(
-            reinterpret_cast<const char *>(blob.data()), blob.size()))) {
-      return writer_.status();
-    }
+    if (!writer_.WriteRecord(AsStringView(blob))) return writer_.status();
     // Riegeli's automatic flushing happens in chunks, not on record boundaries.
     // Flushing explicitly after every write makes it visible to readers earlier
     // especially if writes are infrequent and/or the size of records is small

diff --git a/centipede/defs.h b/centipede/defs.h
index 61eaeec..e06baca 100644
--- a/centipede/defs.h
+++ b/centipede/defs.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <random>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "absl/types/span.h"
@@ -32,6 +33,15 @@
 using ByteArray = std::vector<uint8_t>;
 using ByteSpan = absl::Span<const uint8_t>;
 
+inline ByteSpan AsByteSpan(std::string_view str) {
+  return ByteSpan(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(str.data()), str.size());
+}
+
+inline std::string_view AsStringView(ByteSpan str) {
+  return std::string_view(reinterpret_cast<const char *>(str.data()),
+                          str.size());
+}
+
 // Macro used to allow tests to access protected or private members of a class.
 #define FRIEND_TEST(test_case_name, test_name) \
   friend class test_case_name##_##test_name##_Test

diff --git a/centipede/hash.cc b/centipede/hash.cc
index 61ef118..14a4d19 100644
--- a/centipede/hash.cc
+++ b/centipede/hash.cc

@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 
 std::string Hash(std::string_view str) {
   static_assert(sizeof(decltype(str)::value_type) == sizeof(uint8_t));
-  return Hash(
-      ByteSpan(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(str.data()), str.size()));
+  return Hash(AsByteSpan(str));
 }
 
 }  // namespace centipede