unsigned short k = abs(signed_k);
if (k >= ESCAPE_LIMIT) {
// Put the coefficient as a 1/(2^12) symbol _before_
// the 255 coefficient, since the decoder will read the
// 255 coefficient first.
unsigned short k = abs(signed_k);
if (k >= ESCAPE_LIMIT) {
// Put the coefficient as a 1/(2^12) symbol _before_
// the 255 coefficient, since the decoder will read the
// 255 coefficient first.