diff --git a/common/bigendianreader.go b/common/bigendianreader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a998db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/bigendianreader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright 2024 by Sascha L. Teichmann
+// Use of this source code is governed by the MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package common
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+)
+
+type bigEndianReader struct {
+	parent io.Reader
+	buf    [4]byte
+	err    error
+}
+
+func (ber *bigEndianReader) u8() (uint8, error) {
+	if ber.err != nil {
+		return 0, ber.err
+	}
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(ber.parent, ber.buf[:1])
+	if err != nil {
+		ber.err = err
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return ber.buf[0], nil
+}
+
+func (ber *bigEndianReader) u16() (uint16, error) {
+	if ber.err != nil {
+		return 0, ber.err
+	}
+	two := ber.buf[:2]
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(ber.parent, two)
+	if err != nil {
+		ber.err = err
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint16(two), nil
+}
+
+func (ber *bigEndianReader) u32() (uint32, error) {
+	if ber.err != nil {
+		return 0, ber.err
+	}
+	four := ber.buf[:2]
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(ber.parent, four)
+	if err != nil {
+		ber.err = err
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint32(four), nil
+}
+
+func (ber *bigEndianReader) str(n int) (string, error) {
+	if ber.err != nil {
+		return "", ber.err
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, n)
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(ber.parent, buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		ber.err = err
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(buf), nil
+}
+
+func (ber *bigEndianReader) full(n int) ([]byte, error) {
+	if ber.err != nil {
+		return nil, ber.err
+	}
+	buf := make([]byte, n)
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(ber.parent, buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		ber.err = err
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return buf, nil
+}
diff --git a/common/block.go b/common/block.go
index f81bb6c..8da2d55 100644
--- a/common/block.go
+++ b/common/block.go
@@ -92,101 +92,38 @@ type posBuf struct {
 	Pos  int
 }
 
-type bigEndian struct {
-	data []byte
-	err  error
-}
-
-func (be *bigEndian) Err() error {
-	return be.err
-}
-
-func (be *bigEndian) u8() uint8 {
-	if be.err != nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	if len(be.data) >= 1 {
-		x := be.data[0]
-		be.data = be.data[1:]
-		return x
-	}
-	be.err = ErrBlockTruncated
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (be *bigEndian) u16() uint16 {
-	if be.err != nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	if len(be.data) >= 2 {
-		x := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(be.data)
-		be.data = be.data[2:]
-		return x
-	}
-	be.err = ErrBlockTruncated
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (be *bigEndian) u32() uint32 {
-	if be.err != nil {
-		return 0
-	}
-	if len(be.data) >= 4 {
-		x := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(be.data)
-		be.data = be.data[4:]
-		return x
-	}
-	be.err = ErrBlockTruncated
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (be *bigEndian) str(l int) string {
-	if be.err != nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if len(be.data) >= l {
-		s := string(be.data[:l])
-		be.data = be.data[l:]
-		return s
-	}
-	be.err = ErrBlockTruncated
-	return ""
-}
-
 func decode29(data []byte, colors *Colors) (*DecodedBlock, error) {
 
-	dec, err := zstd.NewReader(nil)
+	dec, err := zstd.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	content, err := dec.DecodeAll(data[1:], nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	be := bigEndianReader{parent: dec}
 
-	be := bigEndian{data: content}
-
-	_ = be.u8()  // flags
-	_ = be.u16() // lightning_complete
-	_ = be.u32() // timestamp
-	_ = be.u8()  // name_id_mapping_version
+	be.u8()  // flags
+	be.u16() // lightning_complete
+	be.u32() // timestamp
+	be.u8()  // name_id_mapping_version
 
 	airID, ignoreID := int32(-1), int32(-1)
 	indexMap := make(map[int32]int32)
 	transparent := false
-	numNameIDMappings := be.u16()
+	numNameIDMappings, _ := be.u16()
 	for i := uint16(0); i < numNameIDMappings; i++ {
-		id := int32(be.u16())
-		name := be.str(int(be.u16()))
+		var (
+			id, _   = be.u16()
+			nlen, _ = be.u16()
+			name, _ = be.str(int(nlen))
+		)
 		switch name {
 		case "air":
-			airID = id
+			airID = int32(id)
 		case "ignore":
-			ignoreID = id
+			ignoreID = int32(id)
 		default:
 			if index, found := colors.NameIndex[name]; found {
-				indexMap[id] = index
+				indexMap[int32(id)] = index
 				if !transparent && colors.IsTransparent(index) {
 					transparent = true
 				}
@@ -195,18 +132,13 @@ func decode29(data []byte, colors *Colors) (*DecodedBlock, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	_ = be.u8() // content_width
-	_ = be.u8() // params_width
+	be.u8() // content_width
+	be.u8() // params_width
 
-	if err := be.Err(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	mapContent := make([]byte, 2*4096)
-	if len(be.data) < len(mapContent) {
+	mapContent, err := be.full(2 * 4096)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, ErrBlockTruncated
 	}
-	copy(mapContent, be.data)
 
 	return &DecodedBlock{
 		Version:     data[0],