--- a/modules/bytearray.tp	Sun Aug 09 18:07:23 2015 -0700
+++ b/modules/bytearray.tp	Sun Aug 09 20:00:08 2015 -0700
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@
 				}
 				self
 			}
+			
+			llMessage: clone withVars: {
+				opaque <- cpointer ptr
+				szo <- obj_int32 ptr
+			} andCode: {
+				opaque <- make_object: (addr_of: cpointer_meta) NULL 0
+				opaque val!: (GC_MALLOC_ATOMIC: bytes)
+				memcpy: (opaque val) buffer bytes
+				szo <- make_object: (addr_of: obj_int32_meta) NULL 0
+				szo num!: bytes
+				mcall: fromOpaque:withSize 3 bytearray opaque szo
+			}
 
 			llMessage: stringFrom:to withVars: {
 				from <- obj_int32 ptr
@@ -184,4 +196,16 @@
 		}
 		ba
 	}
+	
+	main <- {
+		str <- "foobarbaz\n"
+		buf <- normal: (str byte_length)
+		i <- 0
+		while: { i < (str byte_length) } do: {
+			buf set: i (str byte: i)
+			i <- i + 1
+		}
+		print: (string: buf)
+		print: (string: (buf clone))
+	}
 }