diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
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-package hopp
-
-import "fmt"
-import "encoding"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/hopp/tape"
-
-// Message is any object that can be sent or received over a HOPP connection.
-type Message interface {
-	// Method returns the method number of the message. This must be unique
-	// within the protocol, and should not change between calls.
-	Method() uint16
-	encoding.BinaryMarshaler
-	encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler
-}
-
-var _ Message = new(MessageData)
-
-// MessageData represents a message that organizes its data into table pairs. It
-// can be used to alter a protocol at runtime, transmit data with arbitrary
-// keys, etc. Bear in mind that is less performant than generating code because
-// it has to make extra memory allocations and such.
-type MessageData struct {
-	// Methd holds the method number. This should only be set once.
-	Methd uint16
-	// Pairs maps tags to values.
-	Pairs map[uint16] []byte
-}
-
-// Method returns the message's method field.
-func (this *MessageData) Method() uint16 {
-	return this.Methd
-}
-
-// MarshalBinary implements the [encoding.BinaryMarshaler] interface. The
-// message is encoded using TAPE (Table Pair Encoding).
-func (this *MessageData) MarshalBinary() ([]byte, error) {
-	buffer, err := tape.EncodePairs(this.Pairs)
-	if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("marshaling MessageData: %w", err) }
-	return buffer, nil
-}
-
-// UnmarshalBinary implements the [encoding.BinaryUnmarshaler] interface. The
-// message is decoded using TAPE (Table Pair Encoding).
-func (this *MessageData) UnmarshalBinary(buffer []byte) error {
-	this.Pairs = make(map[uint16] []byte)
-	pairs, err := tape.DecodePairs(buffer)
-	if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling MessageData: %w", err) }
-	for key, value := range pairs {
-		this.Pairs[key] = value
-	}
-	return nil
-}