@@ 132,36 132,6 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeStruct(v reflect.
 	return nil
 }
 
-const nanoSecondsInSecond = time.Second / time.Nanosecond
-
-func (e *Encoder) writeTime(v reflect.Value) error {
-	var t = v.Interface().(time.Time)
-	if t.Location() != time.UTC && t.Location() != nil {
-		if err := e.writeHeader(majorTag, minorTimeString); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return e.writeUnicodeString(t.Format(time.RFC3339))
-	}
-
-	// write an epoch timestamp to preserve space
-	if err := e.writeHeader(majorTag, minorTimeEpoch); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	var unixTimeNano = t.UnixNano()
-	if unixTimeNano%int64(nanoSecondsInSecond) == 0 {
-		var unixTime = unixTimeNano / int64(nanoSecondsInSecond)
-		var sign byte = majorPositiveInteger
-		if unixTime < 0 {
-			sign = majorNegativeInteger
-			unixTime = -unixTime
-		}
-		return e.writeInteger(sign, uint64(unixTime))
-	} else {
-		var unixTime = float64(unixTimeNano) / float64(nanoSecondsInSecond)
-		return e.writeFloat(unixTime)
-	}
-}
-
 const (
 	float16ExpBits  = 5
 	float16FracBits = 10

          
@@ 246,6 216,36 @@ func (e *Encoder) writeFloat(input float
 	}
 }
 
+const nanoSecondsInSecond = time.Second / time.Nanosecond
+
+func (e *Encoder) writeTime(v reflect.Value) error {
+	var t = v.Interface().(time.Time)
+	if t.Location() != time.UTC && t.Location() != nil {
+		if err := e.writeHeader(majorTag, minorTimeString); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return e.writeUnicodeString(t.Format(time.RFC3339))
+	}
+
+	// write an epoch timestamp to preserve space
+	if err := e.writeHeader(majorTag, minorTimeEpoch); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	var unixTimeNano = t.UnixNano()
+	if unixTimeNano%int64(nanoSecondsInSecond) == 0 {
+		var unixTime = unixTimeNano / int64(nanoSecondsInSecond)
+		var sign byte = majorPositiveInteger
+		if unixTime < 0 {
+			sign = majorNegativeInteger
+			unixTime = -unixTime
+		}
+		return e.writeInteger(sign, uint64(unixTime))
+	} else {
+		var unixTime = float64(unixTimeNano) / float64(nanoSecondsInSecond)
+		return e.writeFloat(unixTime)
+	}
+}
+
 func (e *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) error {
 	return e.encode(reflect.ValueOf(v))
 }