public static Bytes createPath(final Bytes bytes) {
    final MutableBytes path = MutableBytes.create(bytes.size() * 2);
    int j = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < bytes.size(); i += 1, j += 2) {
      final byte b = bytes.get(i);
      path.set(j, (byte) ((b >>> 4) & 0x0f));
      path.set(j + 1, (byte) (b & 0x0f));
    }
    return path;
  }
Transforms a list of bytes into a path. This method processes a sequence of bytes, expanding
each byte into two separate bytes to form a new path. The resulting path will have twice the
length of the input byte sequence.

@param bytes The byte sequence to be transformed into a path.
@return A {@link Bytes} object representing the newly formed path.
ethereum/trie/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/trie/RangeManager.java