``` ruby require 'data_mapper' DataMapper.setup(:default, 'sqlite::memory:') class TestModel include DataMapper::Resource property :id, Serial, key: true property :data, Binary end DataMapper.finalize DataMapper.auto_upgrade! data = "adsf\u0000asdf" TestModel.new(data: data).save puts TestModel.last.data.size # % ruby test.rb #4 ```