if (data != null) {
try {
//env.logWriter.newEntry ("enlive data size: " + data.length, LogWriter.DEBUG3);
ByteArrayInputStream bs = new ByteArrayInputStream( data );
ObjectInput in = new ObjectInputStream( bs );
OzoneCompatible obj = (OzoneCompatible)in.readObject();
in.close();
bs.close();
// NEW: if an object is activated, we don't need the data any longer
data = null;