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Read the specified `numBytes` from the specified `stream` and load it into the specified `dest`, and return a reference to the modifiable `stream`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlbb_blobutil.h>`

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template<class STREAM>
static
STREAM&
read(
    STREAM& stream,
    xref:BloombergLP/bdlbb/Blob.adoc[Blob]* dest,
    int numBytes);
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