def Read(self, length=None):
    """Read from the file."""

    if self.progress_callback:
      self.progress_callback()

    available_to_read = max(0, (self.size or 0) - self.offset)
    if length is None:
      to_read = available_to_read
    else:
      to_read = min(length, available_to_read)

    with FileHandleManager(self.filename) as fd:
      offset = self.file_offset + self.offset
      pre_padding = offset % self.alignment

      # Due to alignment we read some more data than we need to.
      aligned_offset = offset - pre_padding

      fd.Seek(aligned_offset)

      data = fd.Read(to_read + pre_padding)
      self.offset += len(data) - pre_padding

      return data[pre_padding:]