def METHOD_NAME(repo_path, file_path):
    """
    Given an absolute file path, return the binary contents of that file
    as a string.
    """
    file_path = os.path.join(repo_path, file_path)
    with safe_open(file_path, "rb") as f:
        binary = f.read()
        binary = binary.replace(b"\r\n", b"\n")
        binary = binary.replace(b"\r", b"")
        return binary