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+#ifndef UNALIGNED_MEMORY_H
+#define UNALIGNED_MEMORY_H
+
+#include <cstring>
+
+/**
+ * UnalignedMemory: Safe unaligned memory access.
+ * 
+ * Some instruction sets, or some instructions in some instruction sets
+ * require that memory access is aligned to a specific boundary. These
+ * instructions may trap on unaligned access.
+ * 
+ * This class provides methods to load and store values at unaligned
+ * addresses. It ensures that the compiler doesn't generate instructions
+ * that could trap on the unaligned memory access.
+ */
+
+namespace pinyin{
+    template <typename T>
+    class UnalignedMemory{
+    public:
+        /**
+         * Read a value from a possibly unaligned memory address.
+         * 
+         */
+        static T load(const void * src) {
+            T value;
+            memcpy(&value, src, sizeof(T));
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Store a value into a possibly unaligned memory address.
+         * 
+         */
+        static void store(T value, void * dest) {
+            memcpy(dest, &value, sizeof(T));
+        }
+    };
+};
+
+
+#endif