if (value == null) {
                                Bytes valueFromState;
                                if (executingHookId == null
                                        || contractId.contractNumOrThrow() != HTS_HOOKS_CONTRACT_NUM) {
                                    valueFromState = writtenSlots.get(slotKey);
                                } else {
                                    valueFromState = writtenLambdaSlots.get(
                                            new LambdaSlotKey(executingHookId, minimalKey(slotKey.key())));
                                }
                                if (valueFromState == null) {
                                    // (FUTURE) - uncomment throw below once we have determined the right way to
                                    // unblock BlockItem -> TransactionSidecarRecord translation for the scenario in
                                    // ContractGetInfoSuite#userPaysTheGasUsed()
                                    //                                    throw new IllegalStateException("No written
                                    // value found for write to " + slotKey
                                    //                                            + " in " + remainingStateChanges);
                                    valueFromState = Bytes.fromHex("02");
                                }
                                value = HookUtils.minimalRepresentationOf(valueFromState);
                            }